People depend on plants to fulfill many of their basic needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Although plants are all around us, people are often afflicted with "plant blindness," paying more attention to animals (Wandersee and Clary 2006; Wandersee and Schussler 2001). Studying seed banks and building one in the classroom can capture students' attention about the importance of plants in our lives and help teach the concepts of biodiversity and biocomplexity. By building classroom seed banks, students become more aware of their local plants and the importance of preserving seeds to combat world hunger and ensure lasting biodiversity. When students learn about today's global seed banks and establish their own classroom seed bank project, they fulfill several important biological and ecological concepts endorsed by the "National Science Education Standards" (1996) and the new "Next Generation Science Standards" (NRC 2013).