S2.1.6 For the adult
Flowers and pollination
Why do plants have flowers?
What this chapter teaches
Petals bring insects and birds, and stamens make pollen. Pollination is pollen reaching the sticky top of a flower of the same kind. Then seeds grow and the base of the flower swells into a fruit. Not every flower needs animals. Grasses, maize, rice and wheat use the wind.
Three questions to ask
There is no one right wording. Listen for the idea.
- Why do you think many flowers have bright petals?
- How does pollen get from one flower to another?
- What do you think happens to a flower that never gets any pollen?
After the chapter, the learner can
- Point to the petals, stamens and the part that becomes the fruit
- Explain how insects, birds and wind carry pollen between flowers
What they copy into their notebook
Petals bring insects and birds. Stamens make pollen. Pollination is pollen reaching a sticky top. It comes from a flower of the same kind. Then seeds grow and the base swells into a fruit. Insects, birds and wind carry pollen.