MS. REBECCA NEWBURN
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Seed Booklet

Task

You are going to create a booklet about seeds that will help you gain the understanding of plants and how they reproduce as well as how animal behavior can impact a plant's probability of reproducing. The content of this booklet will be referenced when you make your One Million Seed Savers Campaign video. ​NOTE TO TEACHERS: This booklet was originally done instead of using the interactive science notebook for this unit. Additionally, the genetics unit was not included in this unit at that time. These could be added to the booklet or included in your students' notebooks.

Big Savor! (a.k.a Big Aha!)

Growing corn is simple, but growing the sme type of corn is hard. Explain.

​Booklet Instructions

Click this Seed Booklet link for specific page instructions. There are some basic guidelines to the booklet that you need to follow:
  • You can either handwrite the booklet or type the booklet. It is best to be consistent.
  • Here is a TEMPLATE of the page that is the same size as the sheet. So if you want to type you can use this and print it out. If you don't have a color printer, print in black and white then add color with your drawings.
  • Make sure you leave at least a 2 cm margin at the left and right hand side of each page. This will make sure you don't cut off content when binding.
  • Think about style. Be consistent. There will be a few pages that I will give you. If you decide to type, you must use the same font that I am using.
  • This booklet is the equivalent of your Interactive Science Notebook. Think about how to make it "TOTALLY Awesome!" It will be graded the same as a unit, except that there will be no 5 paragraph essay.  

Video Support for Seed Booklet

  • How to Draw Straight Lines - Learn how to make parallel lines and think about design before getting started
  • Dedication Page, Savor (Aha!) pages, Species & Varieties pages - See how the format of the first few pages of your booklet look and remember to leave space for the binding

Videos: PSAs & Tutorials

You get to decide how to break up the task, but your group needs to do BOTH a PSA and a seed saving tutorial. So split up the work. We'll be using Adobe Spark. You can log in through Google with your school accounts. 

Common Requirements for PSAs & Tutorials 

Slogans

​You must use ONE of the three slogans Then we will see which one works best and revise them all to include the final slogan. Choices are:
  • Small seed. Big future.
  • Small seed. Global garden.
  • Save. Plant. Grow. Repeat.

Website
At the end of your video, include:
Mseedsavers.org
Make sure the "M" in the URL is capitalized to make it pop.

Logo
​You must include the campaign logo. Click here to get a JPG of logo.
​
Picture

PSA

​MAKE A COPY of your PSA Storyboard
PSA Overview PPT
How to Make a PSA - Girl Scouts
PSA Feedback form for peer review
​PSA Rubric

Seed Saving Tutorial Video

MAKE A COPY of your Seed Saving Tutorial Storyboard.
Tutorial Rubric (scroll to second page)

Below are seed saving resources to help you with your tutorial. The main resource you will want to start with is the Super Easy Seed Saving Handout. Make sure your tutorial answers all of the questions on the feedback form.

Seed Saving Resources

Overview   
Importance of Seed Saving & How to save seeds - website
Learn - Seed Savers Exchange

Books
The Seed Garden - Seed Savers Exchange
Seed to Seed - Suzanne Ashworth

Pamphlet
Super Easy Seed Saving
Videos: Super Easy Seeds to Save
Lettuce
Beans & peas
Tomatoes, eggplant & peppers
Easy seeds to save - Seed Savers Exchange

Student Work

PSAs
Period 1
Seed Saving PSA - KS & JJO
​Seed Saving PSA - AW & GE
Seed Saving PSA - GH & SB
​
Period 5
Seed Saving - JT & SK
​Saving Seeds PSA - HS
Tomato Sauce for U, Save Seeds - LG & NS
1 Million Seed Savers - JH & IS

​Period 6

​

Tutorials

Period 1
How to Save Lettuce Seeds - HG
How to Save Lettuce Seeds - PM & JB
Saving Tomato Seeds - EP & JL
Saving Tomato Seeds - KW
Pea Seed Tutorial - RD
​
Period 5


Period 6
Tomato Seed Saving Tutorial - SA 6th period

Loss of Genetic Diversity Infographic

Picture

Video Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

Q: What if I don't have computer access at home?
A: The Adobe Spark program is also a phone app. You can also come in during advisory. Just let me know ahead of time so I get computers.

Q:  Does the video have to include the slogan?
A:  Yes. All One Million Seed Saver PSAs must include the same slogan. Try to have other similar messages or wording. It makes for a stronger campaign.

Q: Can I use music that I purchased on iTunes?
A:  No. Although you own it, you do not own the rights to use it. Adobe Spark has a wide range of open source music. You may also get "royalty free" music at Creative Commons.

Q: Can we use pictures from the Internet?
A:
Adobe Spark has images that are open source. If you use images from the Internet, they must be open source. Creative Commons is another way to find images.

Q: Can we make a stop motion film?
A: 
I love stop motion too, but I highly discourage it for this project since you are getting 1 period to create, 1 for peer review and 1 to make final edits. Stop motion can take hours and this will have to be done on your own time during advisory.


Q: How do I share the video or PSA? 
A:
 Videos are saved on Adobe Spark. Make sure you publish them, then you need to put the URL on the shared document of projects that I emailed you. If you use another program for making the PSA or tutorial, then save it as a Quicktime or .mp4 file and bring in on a flashdrive.

Q: Can I get help from other people in different classes?
A: 
Yes. You are trying to create a movement. If you have others that support your vision (or maybe they are just friends and want to help you out), that's fine. 

Q: Is there any way that we are supposed to divide the task up?
A: 
There is no correct way to divide up who does the PSA and who does the seed saving tutorial video. However, discuss it and document how each member of your group contributed.

Q: If I want to work alone on the PSA or tutorial is that okay?
A: 
Yes, you have a choice to either do this project alone. However, your group must produce at least  one PSA AND one educational video on seed saving.

Gif the Gift of Your Message

Gift the message with a gif. Use gifs.com.

Teacher Resources

Card Sorting Activity - species & varieties
Planting Seeds Project Overview (original version)
Planting Seeds Project Overview (NEW version - in process of editing this) - I'll be spending more time on this over the summer adding in genetics and aligning it more with NGSS.  I'm happy to answer any questions you have as I would love other teachers to use this unit. I can be reached at [email protected].
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