🌱 Part 1: Understanding Plant Life Cycles

1. What is a plant life cycle?

The time it takes for a plant to grow

The stages a plant goes through from seed to producing new seeds

How long a plant lives

The seasons when plants grow

2. Which of these do plants need to grow and survive? (Check all that apply)

Water

Sunlight

Soil

Air

Music

3. What is germination?

When a plant produces flowers

When a seed begins to sprout and grow

When a plant makes fruit

When seeds are scattered

4. Fill in the blanks using the words provided:

Word bank: pollination, photosynthesis, fertilisation, seed dispersal

a) _____________ is the process where plants use sunlight to make food.

b) _____________ occurs when pollen moves from one flower to another.

c) _____________ happens when pollen joins with the egg in a flower.

d) _____________ is how seeds are spread to new locations.

🍅 Part 2: Tomato Life Cycle Stages

5. Number the tomato life cycle stages in the correct order (1-8):

____ Flowering

____ Seed

____ Fruit development

____ Mature plant

____ Seed dispersal

____ Germination

____ Pollination and fertilisation

____ Seedling

6. Explain why each stage in the tomato life cycle is important for the plant's survival:

7. What might happen to a tomato plant if one of the life cycle stages was skipped or damaged?

🔧 Part 3: Workshop Safety Connection

8. As we continue studying plant life cycles, we'll be making wooden bird feeders. Why is workshop safety important when using tools like drills and saws?

To prevent injuries

To protect our project materials

To follow school rules

To create a safe learning environment for everyone

9. How does understanding plant life cycles connect to making bird feeders?

10. Before our next lesson, observe a plant at home or in your neighbourhood. Describe what stage of the life cycle you think it's in and explain your reasoning: