Parts of a flowering plant and what they do
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the life process of sexual reproduction in flowering plants.
Key learning points
- Plants reproduce to make new plants (offspring) in different ways.
- Flowering plants can reproduce by making seeds, which grow into new plants.
- Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower.
- After pollination, pollen travels to the ovary and fertilises the flower.
- Seed formation happens after fertilisation.
Keywords
Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create offspring.
Anther - An anther is a male part of a flower that produces pollen.
Stigma - The stigma is a sticky part at the top of the female part of a flower.
Ovary - Seeds are formed inside the ovary of a flower.
Pollination - Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same species.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that plants make seeds automatically as a part of their life cycle, rather than needing pollination to take place.
Explain that flowers can only make seeds once pollination and fertilisation has happened.
Teacher tip
This lesson could be enriched by taking pupils to an outdoor space with a few different types of flowering plants and giving them the opportunity to identify the parts on flowers that look very different to each other.
Equipment
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Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the name of the part of the plant that the line is pointing to?
Q2.Which of these is not a flower?
Q3.When living things they have offspring.
Q4.A parent plant is a plant that has …
Q5.Pollen is …
Q6.The function of flowers is to …
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Flowering plants reproduce by making inside their ovaries, which grow into new plants.
Q2.Plants can in different ways, including with runners, tubers, bulbs and seeds.
Q3.Match the part of the flower to its name.
Q4.Pollination happens when pollen …
Q5.Starting with the one that happens first, put the steps of plant reproduction into the correct order.
Q6.Match the part of the flower to its function.
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