While @Morphing Matter Lab
E-Seed Toolkits, 2025
10″x 12″x 6″

Wiggling Kit
Oil-based clay, sculpting tools, goggly eyes, display stand, seeds

Measuring Kit
Glass vases, plywood parts, handling rods, sticker thermometer, cup warmer, and seeds

Bustling Kit
Foam darts, fuzzy wires, toothpicks, water testing container, seeds

Glittering Kit
Colorful acrylic pieces, craft wire, hooks,
flashlight, seeds

The Morphing Matter Lab investigates the application of morphing materials that serve as both sensors and actuators. Natural erodium seeds are hygromorphic. The engineered seed carriers in the E-Seed project improve upon these natural seeds.

In these toolkits, we invite K-12 students to work with erodium, porcupine grass, and wild oat seeds that all exhibit this fascinating morphing behavior. These kits inspire students to apply morphing materials.

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Present Moment, 2025