Bell Work: 1/18/11Work on Vocabulary:roots, stems, leaves, photosynthesis, sepal, flower, stamen, anther, filament, stigma, style, ovary, ovule, pistil, seed, fruit, pollination, petal

Work on Flower Foldable

If you are finished, you may get on the computer and play the flower matching games on my portaportal.

What is pollination?Write a paragraph that will answer this question using these

seven words.

wind

animals

pollination

pollen

seed

germination

flower

6-TAB FOLDABLE

Cut 1-1 ½ inches off of one of the sides. Label the foldable as follows:

PollinationPlant Kingdom

Wind Pollination

Water Pollination

Animal Pollination

Pollen to Seed

Seeds

Plant Kingdom: The plant kingdom is made up of two groups of plants: flowering plants & non-flowering

plants.

Non-flowering Plants:• mosses, lichens, & ferns• Small & low-growing• Spores & cones

Flowering Plants:• There are more types of

flowering plants than non-flowering plants.

• flowers & seeds.• broad-leaved trees (ex. oak

tree), fruit trees, grasses, vegetables, weeds, & herbs.

Flowering or Non-flowering?

WIND POLLINATION

Pollination happens when the pollen from the male part of one plant is carried to the female part of another plant. Wind sweeps pollen off the flowers and carries it to other flowers. Wind-pollinated plants produce a huge amount of pollen. MILLIONS!The movement of pollen from one flower to another is called cross-pollination.

Cross-Pollination

The bee is carrying pollen on its body as it travels from flower to flower.

WATER POLLINATIONPollen can float on the water’s surface and be taken downstream until it comes into contact with another flower. Example: Elodea (Canadian pondweed)Cross-pollinationDraw a picture of pollen floating downstream on the water’s surface and another flower in the distance.

ANIMAL POLLINATION

Insects, birds, small mammals, and lizards can pollinate flowers. Animals are attracted to flowers by their color, scents, and the food that they provide (pollen & nectar).Cross-pollinationAnimals are still needed during self-pollination, where pollen is moved from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower. These flowers have both male and female parts.

Self-Pollination

Pollen is moving from the anther of the stamen to the pistil on the same flower.

POLLEN TO SEED

To produce a seed, the male cells in the pollen must fertilize, or join with, a female egg in the ovary.After fertilization, the ovary gets bigger and turns into the fruit. The fruit protects the seeds.Seeds can be dispersed, or moved, by water, wind, or animals.

SEEDS

Most flowering plants grow from seeds.Each seed contains an embryo (young plant) and a store of food to help it develop.Seeds grow inside a fruit.Seeds need air, water, and warmth to germinate, or start growing.Roots will emerge first to anchor the plant.Seeds are dispersed, or moved, to new spots so they have enough room to grow. Methods of seed dispersal: water, wind, and animals (eat the fruit and poop out the seeds).

Pollination SkitYou and your acting troupe must create a skit that shows the class a method of pollination and the formation & dispersal of seeds.

The only prop you may use is paper.

Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant

•Draw a picture of the life cycle of a flowering plant.

•Begin with pollination and end with the plant emerging from a seed and becoming a flowering plant.