Family Program: Sorting and Shaping Seeds (On-site Drop-in Program)

Name: Family Program: Sorting and Shaping Seeds (On-site Drop-in Program)
Start: 2026-11-06T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-06T16:00:00-05:00
Location: U.S. Botanic Garden

Schedule

Fri Nov 06 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

U.S. Botanic Garden | Washington, DC

Take a close look at a variety of seeds to learn about different strategies that plants have evolved for seed dispersal. Sort seeds into categories based on their shapes and structures to predict their primary mode of dispersal, then engineer your own seed that can conquer the challenges of dispersal via water and/or animal.
Presenter: Lilly Andersen, USBG Family Education Specialist, and USBG Volunteers
Friday, November 6, 2026
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Children's Garden
FREE: This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.