Seeds in the making

Provided Resources

• PowerPoints to mark sequencing task and teaching
• Sequencing task and answer sheet
• Hard and easy task sheets
• Plenary cards and how to play Fruity Pairs instructions.

Additional Resources

• The model flowers and bees made last session
• Colour copies of the sequencing task (enough for one between two)
• Scissors and glue sticks
• Sample plants that show the sequence of development after pollination
• Sharp knife
• Large sheets of tissue paper
• Magnifying lenses
• A3 card or paper to make Zigzag books
• Pencils, pens, rulers and coloured crayons (watercolour or regular)
• Paint brushes and water pots (if you are using watercolour crayons)

Weblinks
Runner bean plants growing from www.bbc.co.uk

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

1. Consolidate knowledge on pollination by doing a sequencing puzzle in pairs.
2. Examine plant specimens that show the development of fruits from pollinated flowers.
3. Discuss observations, generate questions and form theories on the process.
4. Learn how pollen grains fertilize ovules by watching a film clip and an explanatory PowerPoint.
5. Make illustrated Zigzag books that explain the development of fruits.
6. 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