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Pollination & Seed Dispersal
CONCEPTUALUnderstand the life cycle of flowering plants including pollination, seed formation, and seed dispersal
Mastery Evidence
- Describe the stages: pollination → fertilisation → seed formation → seed dispersal
- Explain at least two methods of seed dispersal (wind, animal, water, explosion)
- Describe pollination as the transfer of pollen from one flower to another, often by insects or wind
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] explain how a flower turns into a fruit with seeds inside, and how those seeds get spread to grow new plants?”
Curriculum Standards2 alignments
2-LS2-2Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes onlyStandard code — full text not included in this dataset.
Y3.Sci.P.4The national curriculum in EnglandRole of flowers in the plant life cycle
explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal
Science · Key Stage 2
Prerequisites2
- Seeds & Plant GrowthhardAges 6—7
- How Plant Parts WorkhardAges 7—8
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- Seeds & Plant Growth hard
Must understand germination before learning full life cycle including seed dispersal
- Living Things Vocabulary soft
Describing what plants and animals need to survive uses life processes vocabulary: nutrition, growth, sensitivity
- How Plant Parts Work hard
Must know flower function before understanding pollination and seed formation
Unlocks4
- Life Cycles of OrganismssoftAges 7—9
- Plant ReproductionhardAges 12—13
- Pollination & Pollinator DeclinehardAges 11—12
- Plant & Animal ReproductionhardAges 9—10