Topic 5 - Flower Power - Science

 Topic 5 - Flower Power

What are we doing: Know the parts of the flower and what they do and why. Be able to dissect a flower, arrange its parts and collate on an information sheet. Complete a scientific diagram of a flower. Be able to speak about the above.

Your thoughts on flower: I like them, but sometimes they bring too many bugs. They are pretty and smell nice, but drop their petals everywhere. What you have noticed about flowers: They attract a lot of different bugs, but not just bees. What you know: Flowers provide lots of pollen.

Parts of the flower: Stigma-Male part of flower Style-long tube Anther-Holds pollen male cell Pollen tube Sepal-Green part on the bottom Thalamus-where you hold the flower Male Gametophyte Petal Ovule-Female part of flower Female Gametophyte

Dissecting Hibiscus  Flower Cutting Board Cutting tool/knife   Instructions: Remove 1 petal Remove sepals Pinch sides bottom Cut down center of line Then pull out the pollen tube