The Parts of a Flower Sixth Grade Science Mrs. Taylor

The Parts of a Flower A flower is made up of rings The outermost ring is made of SEPAL The next ring inside of the sepal are the PETALS Inside the petals are a ring of STAMEN And last, in the CENTER of the flower is the PISTIL Click on the underlined words above to learn more about that part of a flower.

The Sepals Fun Facts about Sepals: Sepal Sepal are found at the base of the flower. Sepal look like green petals Sepals help protect the developing bud. Sepal

The Petals Fun Facts about Petals: Petal Petals are the colorful part of a flower. Petals attract pollinators. Petal

The Stamen Stamen Stamen are the Male reproductive organs of a flower. The stamen produce the Male sex cells called pollen cells. Stamen Click here to learn about the parts of a Stamen

The stamen is made of two parts the Anther and the Filament. The Parts of a Stamen The stamen is made of two parts the Anther and the Filament. Filament Anther The Filament is a stalk like structure that holds up the Anther. The Anther produces the pollen cells.

The Pistil Pistil The Pistil is the Female reproductive organ of a flower. The Pistil produces the Female sex cells called ovules (egg cells). Click here to learn about the parts of a Pistil

The Parts of a Pistil The pistil is made of three parts the Stigma, the Style, and the Ovary. The Stigma is the sticky surface at the top of the pistil. The ovary is at the base of the pistil and holds the ovules. Graphic taken from http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1a.html The Style is the tube like stalk that holds the stigma up.

Check Out this Video Clip Check Out this Video Clip! Click in the Black Box below and a video clip about the parts of a flower will play for you!

Now it is time for your Quiz! Are you ready? If you don’t feel ready yet and would like to review one more time click here to return to the start of the presentation. If you are ready click here.

For more Flower Part Info…. Check out: http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/flowers/flowerparts.htm There is a game that you can play and learn more about the parts of a flower!