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Picking Winners

Picking Winners

A Design of Your Own
Lesson: 7.3
Level:
Intermediate
Station: Seed Saving Library
Format: Class Project
Rating:
Intermediate Lesson 7.3 Picking Winners

Lesson Overview

Organization is the key to a good seed library. In this lesson, students will design and use a custom seed packet to store and organize the harvested seeds for their seed library.

Goals

  • Students will be able to describe the information contained on a seed packet.

Outcomes

Students will design a custom seed packet template in order to organize the seeds in their library in a consistent manner.

Teach the Teacher

  • Seed Saving By Traits and Characteristics

Tools & Materials

  • Grid paper
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Seed packet sample

Activity

The Modern Steader team is a sucker for a good seed packet design. We each have our favorites. Some like the artistic nod, while others – namely Dave – prefer the packets with actual plant or seed photography on the front.

Whatever your preference for the aesthetics, one thing is certain. Seed packets contain information vital to growing the variety under optimal conditions.

Optimal growth relies on proper germination, perfect planting depth, good plant and row spacing, the right temperature, specific sun exposure, and not starting the seeds too early or too late. The packets also suggest the optimal moisture level and the days to harvest.

Design a seed packet to use as a template for all the varieties you harvest in the Lab and to serve as the basis of your Seed Library. What information should you include in the design? Is there any additional in-formation you can include from experience that isn’t normally included on retail packets?

Your template can include just the information and layout for a packet or envelope that can be purchased. It could also be information neatly organized on a sticker can be applied to an envelope.

If you are feeling creative, design a template that can be cut out and folded to create a seed packet with just a little glue or tape.

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