1. in collaboration with:
Mira Vista School Garden: Plant Pollination - Basic school year
Dennis Shusterman & Joni Stickney, Contra Costa County Master Gardeners
in collaboration with:
Gabriella Rossi, Brett Lackey, Sarita Pockell & Melanie Pepper West Contra Costa County Unified School District

2. What do flowers do? They make seeds so that new plants can grow
They can turn into fruits that animals and people can eat
They make our gardens and nature areas more beautiful

3. What parts does a typical flower have?

4. What parts does a typical flower have?
Petals
Sepals

5. What parts does a typical flower have?
Male = Stamen
Anther
Filament

6. What parts does a typical flower have?
Female = Pistil
Stigma
Style
Ovary

7. Perfect flowers: Poppy

8. Perfect flowers: Poppy

9. Perfect Flowers: Strawberry

10. Imperfect flowers on the same plant: Squash
Male Squash Flower
Female Squash Flower

11. What is pollination?

12. How does a perfect flower pollinate?
Male = Stamen
Anther
Female = Pistil
Stigma
Pollen

13. How does pollination occur?

14. How does pollination occur?
Wind

15. How does pollination occur?
Wind
Water

16. How does pollination occur?
Wind
Water
Insects

17. How does pollination occur?
Wind
Water
Insects
Bats

18. How does pollination occur?
Wind
Water
Insects
Bats
Birds

19. Animal pollinators: Bees

20. Animal pollinators: Flies

21. Animal pollinators: Butterflies

22. Animal pollinators: Moths

23. Animal pollinators: Wasps

24. Animal pollinators: Crawling insects

25. Animal pollinators: Bats

26. Animal pollinators: Birds

29. Resources: Print & Interactive
Interactive Lessons on flower anatomy and pollination
Flower Anatomy Animation
Plant Breeding Animation
Flowers (technical animation)
Includes flower anatomy & classification; pollination & genetics
Major threats to pollinators

30. Resources: Videos Pollinators: Putting Food on the Table
Pollination: Trading Food for Fertilization
The Beauty of Pollination
Flowers and Pollination
Introduction to Pollination
Pollination of Plants
Types of Pollination