1. Flowering Plants
6.L.1.1 Summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for survival, reproduction, and defense.

2. Warm Up Day 1 1. Brainstorm all the parts of a plant.
2. Why do plants have flowers?
3. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

3. Read Article Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants.
Do review Questions in Science Notebook.

5. Bill Nye “Flowers”
Watch full video on YouTube and answer questions on worksheet.

6. Warm Up Day 2 1. In what 2 ways do plants pollinate?
2. Define the following:
a. fertilization
b. stamen
c. anther
d. pollination
e. pistil
f. ovary

7. Watch this clip:
On your notesheet:
What do you see happening?
What is the relationship between the seed and the plant? Think-pair-share

8. Essential Question
Why are plant reproductive structures ideal for plant reproduction?

9. Read the following Passages
Saving Seeds & Livin’ Large
Define the terms: fruit, seeds, flower, dispersal in Notebook
Groups of 2: Create a concept map that shows the relationship between each term

10. DiscoveryEducation.com Search “Build a Plant Exploration”.
Follow directions on your ½ sheet.

11. StudyJam Plants with flowers

12. DE Exploration Build a plant
Do student worksheet
Label a drawing in notebook of flower parts

13. Warm Up Day 3
1. Why are plant reproductive structures ideal for plant reproduction?
2. Why are the flowers just now blooming?

14. Answers to DE Exploration...
1. stamen and pistil, flower
2. xylem & phloem, stem
3. leaves
4. stem

15. Time for a StudyJam Flowers:
Do test yourself afterward...

16. Read Standards Define Petals and Sepal in your Science Notebook.
Label the 7 parts of the flower.

17. Check Your Answers:

18. Flow Chart Example

19. Analogies:
Example: A petal is like a …
A sepal is like ….

20. Warm Up: Field of Poppies by Van Gogh
What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? How do you feel? How do flowering plants impact your life?
What do you see? How do flowering plants impact your life?

21. Flow Chart: Check for terms (14) and flow
Flower Stamen Mature Plant
Pistil Anther Insect
Ovary Seed Wind
Ovules Sperm Animal
Eggs Fruit
Pollination...Sperm (pollen) is transferred from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another by an insect, animal or wind. Pollen fertilizes the egg=seed. Fruit is formed. Fruit is eaten by an animal or rots. Seeds are dispersed and grow into a mature plant. Terms -1, Flow -5 for each not there. Grade, sign.

22. Grade the Flowchart 14 Terms. For every one missed, -1
Pollination...Sperm (pollen) is transferred from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another by an insect, animal or wind. Pollen fertilizes the egg=seed. Fruit is formed. Fruit is eaten by an animal or rots. Seeds are dispersed and grow into a mature plant.
14 Terms. For every one missed, -1
5 total steps. For every one missed -5
Subtract from Sign it and show it to your partner. Pass to right.

23. Grade the Quiz x(3)-100 1. pistil 7. petals 13./14. stamen &
2. ovary sepals pistil
3. petal stamen 15. Petal
4. anther anther 16. Petal or anther
5. stamen pistil, ovary, egg
6. sepal fertilization

24. Discovery Education Video
Photosynthesis