What is a Seed Bank? LESSON

by Dynamic Earth Learning

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: botany,ecosystemsDynamicsFunctioningAndResilience,globalClimateChange,humanImpactsOnEarthSystems,naturalResources,ecology,science

Grades: 5,6,7,8,9

Description: Embedded video lesson on first slide! Then students answer 30 questions. Seed banks play a crucial role in preserving plant species, including those that are threatened with extinction and are important for food security. The lesson explains the different types of seed banks, such as preservationist seed banks that safeguard seeds against disasters, assistentialist seed vaults that provide seeds to farmers after catastrophic events, and productivist seed banks that focus on developing high-yield crops for scientific research. It highlights the reasons why seed banks are important, including the preservation of genetic diversity in crops, protection from natural and man-made disasters, provision of seeds for crop research, resistance to pests and diseases, and protection of plants from climate change. The lesson also provides examples of notable seed banks, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Antarctica and the Millennium Seed Bank in England, and emphasizes the role of seed banks in preserving crop diversity and ensuring food security for future generations.