Flower Power: Pollination and Seeds
Discovering how flowers make new plants Year 4 Science - Plants Unit
What Are the Parts of a Flower?
Petals - colorful parts that attract visitors Stamen - the male part that makes pollen Pistil - the female part that receives pollen Sepals - green parts that protect the flower bud
Why Do You Think Flowers Are So Colorful and Smell So Nice?
Think about what might visit flowers... What could flowers be trying to attract?
Meet the Pollinators!
Bees - collect nectar and pollen for food Butterflies - sip nectar with long tongues Birds - hummingbirds love red flowers Wind - carries pollen through the air
The Amazing Journey of Pollination
Label the Flower Challenge
Use your sticky notes to label each part Draw arrows to show how pollen moves Color the stamen yellow for pollen Circle the pistil in red
From Pollination to Seeds
When pollen reaches the pistil, amazing things happen! The flower begins to make seeds inside Seeds contain everything needed for a new plant Different plants make different shaped seeds
Remember This!
Pollination is nature's way of helping flowers make seeds to grow new plants