1. L W K What do you want to know about pollinators and pollination?
Pollinator Project 2/12/16 L 1. 2. 3. 4. W
What do you want to know about pollinators and pollination?
Materials: K
What do you know about pollinators and pollination?
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2. Catalyst
Complete the “Know” and “Want to Know” sections of your KWL chart. K W L
What are you curious about?
What do you want to know more about?
What do you already know about pollinators and pollination?

3. Many pollinators have adapted to specific flower traits to obtain the greatest reward
Many flowers have adapted to the likes and needs of specific pollinators ensuring the passing along of their genetic material.

4. Read the Article pay extra special close attention to your pollinator
Use the text tags to mark up your article

5. 1. Interview a different pollinator to yourself
2. Create a rough sketch of a flower based on their answers

6. Reminder: You must write your own question for 3 &4 first!

7. 1. Find a like pollinator and brainstorm what an ideal flower would be for you (minimum 5 on your mind map) 2. Sketch your flower 3. Raise your hand you must justify your design to me FIRST before gathering your supplies

8. Supplies Do not be wasteful 2-3 pipe cleaners per group
Paper plates, pipe cleaners, pom- poms, popsicle sticks, felt, GLITTER!!!!, staples, glue gun, colored crayons, markers, and pencils
Do not be wasteful
2-3 pipe cleaners per group
3-4 pom-poms per group
½ piece of felt per group
I am Master of the Glue Gun (very hot!!)
You probably will not finish today, that’s ok. Your teacher has left time tomorrow to do so.

9. Examples of relationship between plant and pollinator
HUMMINGBIRDS
Prefer red and orange flowers
Poor sense of smell
Have a long bill and long tongue for getting to nectar
BEETLES
Like fruity smelling flowers
Are clumsy fliers so need good base to land on
FLIES
Don’t use color nor do they drink nectar
Attracted to foul smells
BATS- attracted to musty smelling flowers which must be large & sturdy
BEES
Prefer brightly colored and sweet smelling flowers and nectar that is not deeply nestled
Have specialized pollen collectors on hind legs and/or abdomen
Don’t see red, but Do see blue, yellow, and ultraviolet
BUTTERFLIES
Have long tubed shaped proboscis (for feeding/sucking)
Have good color vision; bad sense of smell
MOTHS
Good sense of smell
Nocturnal, attracted to white or pale colored flowers that are visible at night

10. L W K What did you learn about pollinators and pollination?
Pollinator Project 2/12/16 L 1. 2. 3. 4. W
What do you want to know about pollinators and pollination?
Materials: K
What do you know about pollinators and pollination?
33L
33R