Science 5th grade | UNIT 2: The life cycle of flowering plants 2.4 The parts of a flower
Activity 2.4 a: (Investigating the parts of a flower)
You will need: a flower, a hand lens
Look at the flower. What colour is it?
Count the coloured parts. What are they called? Are these parts separate or joined?
Find the little green parts that look like leaves at the base of the flower. How many are there?
Look inside the flower. This is where you find the male parts and female parts.
Count the little thin stalks. How many stalks have yellow or brown tips?
Touch their tips gently. What do you notice on your fingers?
Look for a single stalk in the centre of the flower that looks different.
Touch the tip. How does it feel?
Flowers have these main parts. These parts are arranged in rings, one inside the other.
Activity 2.4b: (Observe and draw a flower)
You will need: a flower, a hand lens, tweezers
Draw the flower and label its parts.
Count and record the number of petals, sepals and stamens.
Can you see a pattern?
Carefully pull off the petals and sepals with the tweezers.
Use the hand lens to look at the stamens and the carpel.
Make a labelled drawing of a stamen.
Questions
1- Name the parts of a flower that:
a: make pollen
b: protect the flower bud
c: contain eggs
d: attract insects and birds.
2- Which part of the flower do you think makes scent?
3- Flower petals are different colours.
Plan an investigation to find out which colour is most common.
