SCIENCE April 7, 2016

WARM UP  Bring your notebook, pencil, and agenda to your desk  Complete Thursday’s warm up  YOU ARE QUIET, WORKING WHEN THE BELL RINGS!!!

VOLUNTEERS….  Have you noticed our days are….  Getting warmer  We are having longer amounts of sunlight  We tend to have a rainy spring season Have you heard of the saying “Spring Showers Bring May Flowers”

TODAY’S AGENDA  Complete a flower color coding activity  Watch Brain Pop video  Make observations of our lima beans and pinto beans  Complete all worksheets from Tuesday and Wednesday (this includes Bill Nye worksheet, microscope review, Discovery Education worksheet using the interactive glossary, and Ed Helper Plant Parts)

FLOWERING PLANT PARTS WORKSHEET  You will know receive this worksheet  Each table will receive a basket of crayons as well  Please pick up the crayons if they fall on the floor

WORKSHEET ACTIVITY – AT YOUR SEAT  Follow along as we work together to complete our “Parts of a Flower” worksheet

COMPLETE AS WE GO… The function of the flower in a plant is to allow _________________________. The function of the flower in a plant is to allow REPRODUCTION.

FILL IN THE BLANKS…. The process of the male part of a plant fertilizing the female part of a plant, through pollen, is called _____________________. The process of the male part of a plant fertilizing the female part of a plant, through pollen, is called POLLINATION.

WORKSHEET  Part 1:  You will write the function of each flower part in the space provided  Part 2:  You will color only that specific flower part

FLOWER DIAGRAM  You will need 6 different colors – use the materials on your desk  Select 6 different colors now!

Petals Attract insects and bees to the flower for pollination

Sepals Green, leaf-like structures around the petals to protect the growing flower

Stamen The male reproductive structure, holds the ANTHER

Anther Produces the pollen that contains the sperm (to fertilize female part)

Pistil The female reproductive structure, in center of flower

Ovary At the bottom of the pistil, contains the ovules which hold the eggs

POLLINATION STEPS 1. _________ attract, birds, bees, or other animals that can carry _________, called _____________. 1. PETALS attract, birds, bees, or other animals that can carry POLLEN, called POLLINATORS.

POLLINATION STEPS 2. ___________ from the ______________ rubs off on the _____________________. 2. POLLEN from the ANTHER rubs off on the POLLINATOR.

POLLINATION STEPS  3. The pollinator carries that ________________ to the _____________ of the same or a different flower (“______________________”)  The pollinator carries that POLLEN to the PISTIL/OVARY of the same or a different flower (“FERTILIZATION”)

POLLINATION STEPS  4. The _______________ of that flower grows into the fruit or vegetable  4. The OVARY of that flower grows into the fruit or vegetable

TURN YOUR WORKSHEET OVER  You will now work to complete this side  we will watch a short video, then you will work to complete the activity

BRAIN POP VIDEO  Brain Pop video  linkhttps:// eandgenetics/pollination/  As you listen to the video, follow along using your worksheet as they talk about each flower structure

ANY REMAINING TIME….  You will work to complete the following  Make observations of our lima beans and pinto beans

 Experiment 2 Growing Conditions  Make your observations and record them for Day 4 as all I call your groups over FIND IN YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM YESTERDAY DateBag A observationBag B observation Day 1 Monday Day 2 Tuesday Day 3 Wednesday Day 4 Thursday Day 5 Friday

FIND IN YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM YESTERDAY DateBag A observationBag B observation Day 1 Monday Day 2 Tuesday Day 3 Wednesday Day 4 Thursday Day 5 Friday

ANY REMAINING TIME….  You will work to complete the following  Complete all worksheets including  Bill Nye worksheet  microscope activity  Discovery Education worksheet using the interactive glossary  Ed Helper Plant Parts  If you finish all this, begin the extra credit assignment on google classroom from April 6, 2016