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forgirls.girlscouts.org © 2012 Girl Scouts of the USA. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use. Did you ever wonder how plants grow in so many different places? Lots of plant seeds are excellent travelers! Dandelion seeds float far and wide on the wind! And maple seeds can fly! They have wings that help them twirl as they fall from the trees. See if you can find flying seeds where you live. If you can, hold one up and drop it to see if it spins on the way down. Or here’s a maple seed flyer you can make. All you need is this piece of paper, scissors (have an adult help you), and a paper clip, either jumbo or regular-size. print & play Maple Seed Flyer C ut al l ar ound t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e s e e d s . Fold here. Use a jumbo paper clip for large seeds. Use a regular paper clip for small seeds. INSTRUCTIONS 1 Cut all around the outside of a maple seed flyer. 2 Fold the wings on the white dotted lines. Fold one wing toward you and the other away from you, so they point in opposite directions. 3 Insert the flyer into the paper clip. 4 Hold the top of the paper clip stem, and toss or drop the flyer. Watch it twirl! Fold here.
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forgirls.girlscouts.org© 2012 Girl Scouts of the USA. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use.
Did you ever wonder how plants grow in so many different places? Lots of plant seeds are excellent travelers!
Dandelion seeds float far and wide on the wind! And maple seeds can fly! They have wings that help them twirl as they fall from the trees. See if you can find flying seeds where you live. If you can, hold one up and drop it to see if it spins on the way down.
Or here’s a maple seed flyer you can make. All you need is this piece of paper, scissors (have an adult help you), and a paper clip, either jumbo or regular-size.
print & play Maple Seed Flyer
Cut all around the outsid
e of t
he seeds.
Fold here.
Use a jumbo paper clip for large seeds.
Use a regular paper clip for small seeds.
INSTRUCTIONS
1 Cut all around the outside of a maple seed flyer.
2 Fold the wings on the white dotted lines. Fold one wing toward you and the other away from you, so they point in opposite directions.
3 Insert the flyer into the paper clip.
4 Hold the top of the paper clip stem, and toss or drop the flyer. Watch it twirl!
Fold here.
