Topic 5: Flower Power!
Task 1
Learning Goal:
Know the parts of the flower and what the function (what they do and why) of each part is.
Be able to dissect a flower, arrange it’s parts and collate on an information sheet.
Complete a scientific diagram of a flower
Be able to speak about the above.
When I notice a flower I think of it as a blooming beautiful creation
When I see a flower I notice the beautiful colour, the long stem
Task 2 - Dissecting a Hibiscus Flower
Aim
To carefully dissect a hibiscus flower and bud to identify and collate the flower and bud parts.
Material and Equipment
One newly opened hibiscus flower
One bud at early stage of becoming a flower
A small knife or scalpel
A sheet of A3 paper
Tweezers
Glass slide and cover slip
Microscope
Method:
We put the flower on the cutting board
Cut the straight line on through the flower and see the style.
We see all the parts then with help of toothpick, we see the pollen tube
