Here is an interactive way to teach about the different agents involved in seed dispersal. It is a low fertility prototype of how small games can be made to understand concepts. Here I have covered dispersal of seeds by water, wind and animals/birds. Characteristic of seeds,fruits and plants are also mentioned. At end It even evaluate students by asking them questions.

1. Help Sid disperse
through:
WATER
WIND
ANIMALS
HELP
SETTINGS
SCORE
LEVEL

2. COCONUT TREE : DISPERSAL BY
WATER
Lotus seed
Coconut
• origin – tropical Asia
• Two varieties : tall(18 meter)
and dwarf(7 meter)
•fruit is drape not nut
•1300 types
•Found in tropic and sub-tropic
area
•Coco means ‘head’ or ‘skull’
•one tree produces 50 fruits
•Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh account for
SID, lets go to production in
backwaters
92% of coconut
of Kerala - a coconut
India.
heaven
BACK
PAUSE
FORWAR
D
MENU
QUIT

3. BACK
PAUSE
FORWARD
MENU
QUIT

4. PRESS PEAKER AS
SID BEGINS
TOTRAVELS
See foot note in normal
view for lyrics
BACK
PAUSE
FORWARD
MENU
QUIT

5. You couldn’t reach the ucd island on time..
but as you are such a good
player you can get exttttra time if you answer
the one easy question.
QUIT
ASK QUESTION

6. EXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION:
NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra but if
you answer it wrong you will be required to play the game again.
Q. Why is coconut and lotus seed able to
FLOAT on water? (Select all correct choices)
IT HAS FEATHURE LIKE STRUCTURE
IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT
HOLLOW FROM INSIDE
ALL OF THESE

7. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your answer is correct .
You will soon be redirected to your game and get 15 seconds extra to complete
it.
CONTINUE

8. SORRY SID!
YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:
ANS: LOTUS AND COCONUT SEED CAN FLOAT ON
WATER BECAUSE:
• IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT
• HOLLOW FROM INSIDE
QUIT

9. YOUR SCORE :
25
PRESS SPEAKER
AS SID BEGINS TO
TRAVELS
Open the bottle and unlock
the next level by solving the
mystery :
BACK
PAUSE
FORWARD
MENU
QUIT

10. :HINT:
Seeds like coconut are dispersed
through water because of their
features like :
• light in weight
• fibrous covering
• hollow centre
• habitat near sea
UPGRADE
BACK
PAUSE
FORWARD
MENU
QUIT

11. FUN TIME
OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3CORRECT YOU
WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO
CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :
Q.1 - Origin of coconut tree?
TROPICAL ASIA
NORTH AMERICA
CHINA
Q.2 - Coconut is nut.
TRUE
Q.3 - Varieties of coconut.
TWO
FIVE
FALSE
THREE
Q.4 - Coconut is dispersed by?
WATER
WIND
ANIMALS
Q.5 - Features of coconut.
CORRECT ANSWER
WRONG ANSWER LIGHT
BACK
FIBROUSPAUSE
MENU
QUIT

12. WRONG
ANSWER
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED
INCORECTLY.
THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.
Q.1 - Origin of coconut tree?
TROPICAL ASIA
Q.2 - Coconut is nut.
FALSE – COCONUT IS DRAPE
Q.3 - Varieties of coconut.
TWO - TALL & DWARF
Q.4 - Coconut is dispersed by?
WATER
Q.5 - Features of coconut.
BOTH – FIBROUS AND LIGHT
QUIT

13. RIGHT ANSWER
You answered all the questions correctly . Hence,
you are
upgraded to 2nd level
You will be redirected to second level soon…..
SAVE GAME
QUIT

14. DO YOU WANT TO QUIT THE
GAME ?
YES
NO

16. COCONUT TREE : DISPERSAL BY
WATER
Scientific name : Cocos Nucifera
Temperature : 70 – 80 deg. F
3 Layers : -Exo, Meso and Endocarp
Sanskrit name : ‘Kalpa Vriksh’
Life Span: 50-90 years
Found: 92 countries
SID, lets go to backwaters
of Cochin - a coconut
heaven

18. COLLECT FOLLOWING COCONUT :
SCIENTIFI
C
NAME :
COCOS
NUCIFERA
SCIENTIFI
C
NAME :
COCOS
NUCIFERA

19. COLLECT FOLLOWING COCONUT :
3 LAYERS
3
LAYERS
ENDO
MESO
EXO

20. WANT
HELP???
Answer a
simple
question

21. NOTE: If your answer is correct you can
resume the game otherwise you will have
to quit
Q. What is the scientific name of coconut?
COCOS NUCIFERA
COCOA
COCOUS NURSERY
COCOS

22. YOUR SCORE :
25
Open the bottle and unlock
the next level by solving the
mystery :

23. :NOTE:
Seeds like coconut are dispersed
through water because of their
features like :
• light in weight
• fibrous covering
• hollow centre
• habitat near sea
UPGRADE

24. OUT OF 5 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER
4CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT
LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1
AGAIN :
Q.1 - Which is one of the layer of Coconut?
EXO
MEKO
ANDRO
Q.2 - Sanskrit name of Coconut?
KALPA VRIKSH
VIHARAK
COPRA
Q.3 - Average Life span of Coconut?(years)
60
150
20
Q.4 - Abundance of Coconut in India is found
at?
DELHI
SHIMLA
COCHIN
Q.5 - Features of coconut.

25. WRONG ANSWER
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU
ANSWERED INCORECTLY.
THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.
Q.1 - Which is one of the layer of Coconut?
Exocarp
Q.2 - Sanskrit name of Coconut?
Kalpa Vriksh
Q.3 - Average Life span of Coconut?(years)
60
Q.4 - Abundance of Coconut in India is
found at?
Cochin
Q.5 - Features of coconut.
LIGHT & FIBROUS ,BOTH

26. RIGHT ANSWER
You answered all the questions
correctly . Hence, you are upgraded to
2nd level
You will be redirected to second level
soon…..
QUIT
SAVE GAME

27. DO YOU WANT TO QUIT
THE GAME ?
YES
NO

28. Help Sid disperse
through:
WATER
WIND
ANIMALS
HELP
SETTINGS
SCORE
LEVEL

29. DANDELION : DISPERSAL BY
Scientific
WIND name : Taraxacum
Officinale
Height :2-18 inches tall
Leaves : Jagged, deep lobes
Flower : disc shaped, golden
yellow
Stem : Hollow having white bitter
sap
Each flower can raise 200 seeds
SID, lets go to Taj Mahal
Origin – Asia
Dandelion- Teeth of lion

32. You couldn’t reach the Taj Premises on time..
but as you are such a good
player you can get exttttra time if you answer
the one easy question.
QUIT
ASK QUESTION

33. Scientific name : Taraxacum Officin
EXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION:
NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra
but if you answer it wrong you will be required to play the
game again.
Q. What is the scientific name of Dandelion?
(Select all possible correct choices)
COCOS NUCIFERA
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
DANDLIOS
NONE OF THESE

34. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your answer is correct .
You will soon be redirected to your
game and get 15 seconds extra to
CONTINUE
complete it.

35. SORRY SID!
YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE
CORRECT ANSWER IS:
ANS: TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
Other choices:
Cocos Nucifera – Scientific name of
coconut
QUIT
Dandlios – no meaning

36. YOUR SCORE :
25
Get inside Taj Mahal and proceed
towards tomb …

37. Seeds of Dandelion are dispersed
through wind because of their
features like :
* light in weight
* hairy structure
* hollow centre
* habitat near sea
UPGRA
DE

38. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3CORRECT
YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL
HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :
Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion?
ASTERACEAE
TARAXA OFFICI
DANDLIO
Q.2 - Dandelion means teeth of.
LION
TIGER
CHETAH
Q.3 - Shape of flower?
DISC
OVAL
CIRCULAR
Q.4 - DANDELION is dispersed by?
WATER
WIND

39. WRONG
ANSWER
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU
ANSWERED INCORECTLY.
THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.
Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion?
ASTERACEAE
Q.2 - Dandelion means teeth of.
LION
Q.3 - Shape of flower?
DISC
Q.4 - DANDELION is dispersed by?
WIND
Q.5 - Features of Dandelion.
Both – light and hairy
QUIT

40. RIGHT ANSWER
You answered all the questions correctly .
Hence , you are upgraded to 2nd level
You will be redirected to second level soon…..
SAVE GAME
QUIT

41. D O Y O U WA N T T O Q U I T T H E G A M E ?
YES
NO

43. DANDELION : DISPERSAL BY WIND
Found : Temperate regions
A medicinal plant
Average life : 1.5-2 years
Family : Asteraceae
Flowering season : Entire
Year
Leaf Type : Basal
SID, lets go to Ajanta
Caves

45. Save your balloons
from birds from water

46. WANT
HELP???
Answer a
simple
question

47. NOTE: If your answer is correct you can
resume the game otherwise you will have
to quit
Q. What is the average life of Dandelion? (in
years)
*
*
*
*
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR

48. YOUR SCORE :
25
Go to the board and read
what to do .

49. :NOTE:
Seeds of Dandelion are dispersed through
wind because of their features like :
* light in weight
* hairy structure
* hard seed base
* habitat near sea
UPGRADE

50. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3 CORRECT
YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL
HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :
Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion?
ASTERACEAE
TARAXA OFFICI
ANDLIO
Q.2 - Leaf type of Dandelion
PETIOLE
BASAL
PALMATE
Q.3 - Flowering season?
WHOLE YEAR
WINTER
SUMMER
WRON
G
RIGHT

51. WRONG
ANSWER
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE
GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED
INCORECTLY.
Q.1 - CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.
THE Family name of Dandelion?
ASTERACEAE
Q.2 - Leaf type of Dandelion
BASAL
Q.3 - Flowering season?
WHOLE YEAR
Q.4- Dandelion can be used for?
BOTH – MEDICAL & FOOD
QUIT

52. RIGHT ANSWER
You answered all the questions
correctly . Hence , you are upgraded
to next level
You will be redirected to next level
soon…..
SAVE GAME
QUIT

53. D O Y O U WA N T TO Q U I T T H E
GAME ?
YES
NO

54. Help Sid disperse
through:
WATER
WIND
ANIMALS
HELP
SETTINGS
SCORE
LEVEL

55. APPLE SEEDS : DISPERSAL BY
BIRDS DROPPING
Birds eat apple but cant
digest their seeds. Seeds
move out with birds
excreta. Get deposited in
soil and grow as an Apple
Tree.
To see how this happens
lets go to Apple Orchards
CLICK
ME!

56. Oopsss! I ate a
TWITTER BIRDS LOVE APPLE
lot. Now its
bcoz they get vitamin C. EAT
time for nature
AS MANY Bye…
APPLES AS YOU
call.
CAN BEFORE THE
CHALLENGE BEGINS . ..
My name My family
is :
is:
Malus ROSE
sieversi FAMILY
i

57. Travel from Apple Orchard –K to Apple Orchard –M
and in between drop the droppings in the basket.
You have 90 seconds and a fully loaded stomach.
Drop on….
I live in
warm
climate

58. 3
2
1
Sorry, My seeds
are little
poisonous.
AFTER 5 YEARS…
ON TIME
LATE

59. You couldn’t reach Apple Orchard - M on
time..
but as you are such a pretty
looking bird you can get exttttra time if you
answer this easy question.
QUIT
ASK QUESTION

60. EXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION:
NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra
but if you answer it wrong you will be required to play the
game again.
Q. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF
APPLE?




MALUS SIEVERSII
COCOS NUCIFERA
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
NONE

61. CORRECT ANSWER
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your answer is correct .
You will soon be redirected to
your game and get 15 seconds
extra to complete it.
F

62. WRONG ANSWER
SORRY DEAR!
YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE
CORRECT ANSWER IS:
ANS: MALUS SIEVERSII
Other choices:
Cocos Nucifera – Scientific name of
Coconut
Taraxacum Officinale - Scientific
QUIT
name of Dandelion

63. Open the envelope and
proceed….

64. :NOTE:
Seeds of Apple are dispersed
through birds because of their
features like :
* indigestible
* hard covering
* habitat away from sea
* rosy smell of apple attracts
birds
UPGRAD
E

65. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3 CORRECT
YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL
HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :
Q.1 - To which Family does Apple belong?
MANGO
ROSE
TOMATO
Q.2 - Are seeds of apple digestible by birds?
NO
YES
Q.3 - Time taken by apple tree to grow? (in
years)
5
8
1
Q.4 - Apple are found in which type of climate?
WARM
COLD

66. WRONG
ANSWER
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU
ANSWERED INCORECTLY.
THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.
Q.1 - To which Family does Apple belong?
ROSE
Q.2 - Are seeds of apple digestible by birds?
NO
Q.3 - Time taken by apple tree to grow? (in
years)
5
Q.4 - Apple are found in which type of climate?
QUIT
WARM

67. RIGHT ANSWER
You answered all the questions correctly .
Hence , you are upgraded to 2nd level
You will be redirected to second level
soon…..
SAVE GAME
QUIT

68. D O Y O U WA N T T O Q U I T T H E G A M E ?
YES
NO

69. THANK YOU

70. HELP and SETTINGS
NAVIGATION :
MOVE FORWARD
= W
MOVE BACKWARD = R
DROPPING THNGS = S
MUSIC :
SOUND :
ON
OFF

71. SCORE and LEVEL
WIND DISPERSAL :
LEVEL 1  Score : 25
LEVEL 2  Locked
WATER DISPERSAL :
LEVEL 1  Score : 30
LEVEL 2  Score : 25
ANIMAL/BIRD DISPERSAL
LEVEL  Locked