English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Explain the process of plant pollination and fertilisation
Describe how a seed is formed
Use an educational tool based on scientific field observations
Words and meanings to learn
stigma
the top of the female organ of a flower; it is where pollen enters the flower before fertilisation
pollinator
an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower
pollen
the male gametes of plants
fertilisation
the union of male and female gametes during the process of reproduction
seed
the structure that develops from the ovary after fertilisation
Maria completed her PGCE at Oxford in 2005 and taught at schools in Oxford and London before taking time out for family and travel. Maria has led INSET for teachers in Ukraine and gained her Scouting Wood Badge in Belgium. Since returning to the UK and the classroom in 2019, Maria has been awarded Chartered Science Teacher status and more recently, Lead Practitioner. She is also on the Editorial Board for School Science Review, the ASE Journal, and currently teaches at The Charter School East Dulwich as KS5 Science Lead.
Resources: Handout, access to an outdoor space (such as a park or garden), notebook, pencil and pen, coloured paper/card, camera or camera phone (optional).
Core Handout: An activity to observe the process of pollination.
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