“Dandelion” explained in 4 pictures
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Learning about dandelion flowers, leaves, fluff, and how seeds fly far away and lead to new life
💬 I Found a Yellow Flower!
It is a warm spring day. In the grass, yellow flowers are blooming. These are dandelions. Dandelions are flowers you can often find in parks and along roadsides.
🤔 Where are the yellow dandelions blooming? Let’s look for them in the picture.
💬 The Parts of a Dandelion
A dandelion has a yellow flower. Below it, there are jagged leaves. In the soil, there are roots. The roots drink up water, and the dandelion grows strong and healthy.
🤔 What shape are the dandelion’s leaves? Can you find the jagged parts?
💬 Turning into Fluffy White Fluff
After a while, the yellow dandelion flower changes shape. It becomes a fluffy, round, white puffball. Each little bit of fluff has a tiny seed attached to it. A seed is a baby new dandelion.
🤔 What is different about the yellow dandelion and the white puffball?
💬 Seeds Flying Away with a Whoosh
When the wind blows with a whoosh, the fluff flies away. The seeds attached to the fluff fly away together too. When a seed lands on the soil, a new dandelion may grow from there. This is how dandelions make more dandelion friends.
🤔 How far do you think the fluff will fly? Nearby, or far away?