1. Science - Year 3/4A Spring 2
Plants
A Feast of Flowers, Fruits and Seeds
Session 2
Task PowerPoint
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2. Model flowers are easy and fun!
You can use the same basic idea, but make flowers that are more realistic and attractive.
You can then use them to teach guests the structure of flowers including male and female parts.

3. All you need are some squares of coloured paper for petals, cardboard cups (cut out from egg boxes), some Plasticine™ and some cotton buds to make stamens and stigmas or you could reuse the ones you have already made.

4. First decide what petals you would like
Large petals
First decide what petals you would like
Small petals
Feathery petals
Or a mixture: this flower has feathery petals on the inside and small petals on the outside.

5. How to make Feathery Petals
3. Fold it in half again and use scissors to make some cuts from the outside towards the folded corner.
1. Draw round a circular object.
2. Cut out the circle and fold it in half.

6. 4. Make a fan of cuts but leave a margin of uncut paper in the corner.
5. Carefully open it out. Put a little PVA glue on the bottom of your cardboard cup and stick it to the centre of your feathery circle. You could also put a little glue around the sides of the cup and press the petals upwards. This will give them a bit of height and make them more realistic.
6. Make another feathery circle and add a layer of petals underneath. Use the same colour or a different one.
Here 2 different shades of yellow have been used.
4. Make a fan of cuts but leave a margin of uncut paper in the corner.

7. How to make large petals
Folded corner
1. Fold your square of paper in half and then in half again. Lay your petal template onto the folded square. Make sure you have the base of the petal on the folded corner.
2. Draw round the template and cut out the shape. Open it up and you will have 4 petals joined at the centre.
3. To make the petals look realistic, you could use a coloured crayon to draw lines that fan out from the base of each petal.

8. 6. Make another set of petals and stick your flower on top of them
6. Make another set of petals and stick your flower on top of them. Try to line them up so the lower petals point out into the gaps between the upper petals.
4. Glue the base of a cardboard cup and stick it to the centre of the petals.
5. Add a little more glue to the sides of the cup and press the petals upwards until they are stuck firmly.

9. How to make small petals
Folded Corner
Folded Corner
1. Take a square of coloured paper and fold it in half. Then fold it in half again to make a small square. Now make one more fold in half along the diagonal to make a triangle.
2. Place your small petal template over the top and use a pencil to draw around the curvy V shape.
3. Carefully cut along the line.

10. 4. Open it out to make an 8 petal flower shape.
6. Apply a little PVA to the sides of the cup and push the petals gently up against it.
7. Make another flower shape in the same way and glue it to the bottom.
Remember to arrange the second set of petals so they point into the spaces made by the first set.
5. Apply a little PVA to the bottom of a cardboard cup and stick it to the centre of your flower.

11. You can also use 2 different petal types together like this flower.
Finish your flower by adding stamens and a stigma and style. You can colour them and the cardboard cup with felt pens to make them more realistic.
The flowers could make part of an amazing display to help guests understand what all the parts of a flower are called and what they do. Click on the link to watch a short film clip to remind you .

12. Remember your model flowers are going to help teach guests at the feast, so you will need to make some labels to explain about the male and female parts and their function in the flower.
Use your task sheet to help you.