Format
1. Meet instructor and listen to outline of the program.
2. Meet some of our flowering plants and ask questions.
3. Learn about the parts of a flower while completing a dissection.
4. Connect the process of pollination with the different parts of a flower.
5. Discuss the importance of pollination.
6. Final questions and conclusion.
Objectives
Students will:
- learn the parts of a flower
- dissect a flower
- create a booklet recording the parts of the flower
- engage in discussion about pollinators
- gain an awareness of the diversity of flowers and pollinators
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Next Generation Science Standards: Crosscutting concepts: Structure and Function, Energy and Matter, Stability and Change
State Standards
Colorado Academic Standards: Science: First Grade 2.1, 2.2; Second Grade 2.2; Third Grade 2.1; Fifth Grade 2.1