{Divide students into groups of four and distribute one flower each from each variety}

1. Define what is a flower.
2. Make a drawing of the flowers at your desk.
3. Identify the parts of the flower.
4. How is the flower involved in reproduction?
5. What are the processes involved in reproduction?

1. Why is reproduction important in plant species?
2. Where are the male and female parts of the flower located?
3. Since plants cannot move how does the male pollen get to where the female pollen is?

1. Using a diagram, show the steps from a flower to a fruit with seeds.
2. What occurs to allow the flower to become a fruit?
3. Why don’t some flowers become fruits or produce seeds but just die off?
4. Can you describe some methods of seed dispersal?

1.  Students will check to see where in the flower the seeds will form.
2.  What occurs during pollination?
3.  What is the next step after pollination?
4.  Where would fertilization take place?

1.  Describe the role of insects visiting flowers.
2.  Why do flowers have bright colors and different fragrances?
3.  Is there anything that we can add to the soil to help the flowers in a garden or a pot produce more and bigger flowers?

1. Which occurs first? 1]fertilization 2]flower formation 3]pollination 4]seed formation.
2. Draw and label the steps in fertilization.
3. Write three sentences explaining how flowers are involved in reproduction. Include

the male and female reproductive organs

how the shape of flowers encourage or facilitates the pollinators.

what are some methods plants use to distribute their seeds to another location.

what changes in the human population can cause an increase in one type of flowering plant.

Bibliography:

1. Presentation by Dr. William Schiller, Botanist of at the American Museum of Natural History.