Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Make first hand observations of the development of fruits from flowers.
- Use evidence to form theories.
- Understand the process of how fruits develop from pollinated flowers.
Activities
- Consolidate knowledge on pollination by doing a sequencing puzzle in pairs.
- Examine plant specimens that show the development of fruits from pollinated flowers.
- Discuss observations, generate questions and form theories on the process.
- Learn how pollen grains fertilize ovules by watching a film clip and an explanatory PowerPoint.
- Make illustrated Zigzag books that explain the development of fruits.
- Play a team game to reinforce the link between flowers and fruits and the huge variety that exists.
Investigation - analysing secondary sources, observation
Research what happens to a flower after pollination. Observe different plants that show seedpod formation at different stages.
Vocabulary
Stigma, style, ovary, ovules, pollination, fertilisation, fruit, pod, seeds