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STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Kennewick School District

STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Kennewick School District. For each student: Student notebook 1 flowering plant. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers. Materials list. For every two students: 1 hand lens.

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STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Kennewick School District

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  1. STC Plant Growth and DevelopmentLesson 10: Looking at FlowersKennewick School District

  2. For each student: Student notebook 1 flowering plant STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Materials list For every two students: • 1 hand lens

  3. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Observe your plants with a hand lens. If your plant is not flowering yet, share a flowering plant with another student.

  4. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Use your hand lens to see the following parts of the Brassica flower: • Four petals—yellow and rounded • Six anthers—two short and four tall • Yellow pollen • Pistil—in the center • Stigma—sticky top of the pistil

  5. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Record your observations of the flower in your notebook (right-hand side). Draw the flower and label the parts.

  6. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers We will continue to observe the flowers closely over the next week. You will notice the following changes: • Petals will fade and fall. • After pollination, the pistil will enlarge and become the seed pod.

  7. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Reading Selection: The Crucifer Family

  8. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Crucifers We Eat The crucifers are an important food crop in many parts of the world. Which ones have you tasted? • Cabbage • Turnip • Collard • Watercress • Kohlrabi • Choy sum • Cauliflower • Broccoli • Rutabaga • Radish • Kale • Horseradish • Pak choi (Chinese mustard) • Brussels sprouts • Mustard greens

  9. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Some crucifer seeds are crushed for their oil. Others, like turnips, kale and rutabagas, are good for sheep and cattle as well as for people. Still others, like alyssum and candytuft, are known for their beautiful flowers. There is even a branch of “bad guys” in the family, some pesky weeds!

  10. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Which crucifers have you tasted?

  11. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Be sure to watch your plants closely for changes in the flowers over the next week.

  12. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Update your Table of Contents

  13. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. anther The part of the stamen that produces pollen.

  14. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. petal A brightly colored part of a flower.

  15. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. pistil The female part of the flower that consists of the stigma, style, and ovary.

  16. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. pollen A fine, usually yellow, dust that is produced in the anther and is used to fertilize the seeds of the plant.

  17. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. stamen The male part of a flower that consists of the anther and filament.

  18. STC Plant Growth and Development Lesson 10: Looking at Flowers Add this vocabulary word and its meaning to your glossary. stigma The sticky tip of a flower pistil on which pollen is deposited.

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