1. Plant Reproduction

2. Flower power video http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cf m?fuseaction=page&filename=science360_flo werpower.html Stop at 5:42

3. Pollinators: Why do they matter? Pollinators are important to the reproductive success of over 75% of the world’s flowering plants. They are crucial to the production of most fruits, nuts, and berries on which people and wildlife depend. Over 150 food crops in the United States depend on pollinators, including blueberries, apples, oranges, squash, tomatoes and almonds.

4. Pollinators Most plants depend on pollinators to move the pollen from one flower to the next, while others rely on wind or water to move pollen. Worldwide there are more than 100,000 different animal species that pollinate plants. Insects are the most common pollinators, but as many as 1,500 species of vertebrates, such as hummingbirds, also help pollinate plants.

5. Nectar Plants produce nectar to attract pollinators. As the pollinator moves from flower to flower collecting nectar, they are also moving pollen from flower to flower.

6. Examples

11. How can you help attract pollinators? 1.Plant native, flowering plants 2.Provide nesting areas, such as bee blocks, fallen branches, or barren dirt 3.Avoid or limit pesticide use

12. Review 1) Why are flowers so colorful? 2) Animals which transfer pollen from one flower to another are called what? 3) What is the name of the male part of a flower? 4) What is the name of the female part of a flower? 5) What is the function of pollen? 6) How does pollination take place? 7) Why pollinators are important in our biodiversity? 8) How can we help to conserve pollinators?

14. Flowers in Motion http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantm otion/flowers/flower.html http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantm otion/flowers/flower.html

15. Exit Slip What is a way plants “pay” pollinators?

16. Online Reading of Flower Parts http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/liv ing_things/plant_life_cycles/read/9/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/liv ing_things/plant_life_cycles/read/9/