Plant Reproduction
CONCEPTUALDescribe the structure of a flower and explain the processes of wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation, and seed dispersal in plants
Mastery Evidence
- Labels the main parts of a flower (sepals, petals, stamens, carpel, ovary, ovule)
- Compares wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers and explains adaptations of each
- Traces the journey from pollination to seed dispersal
- Identifies and explains at least two methods of seed dispersal
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] watched bees visiting flowers in a garden, could they explain what role the bees are playing and trace the full journey from pollination through to seed dispersal?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
KS3.Sci.Bio.Reproduction.2The national curriculum in Englandreproduction in plants, including flower structure, wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation and dispersal, including quantitative investigation of some dispersal mechanisms
Prerequisites1
- Pollination & Seed DispersalhardAges 7—8
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- Pollination & Seed Dispersal hard
KS3 plant reproduction (flower anatomy, pollination types, dispersal mechanisms) extends KS2 plant lifecycle
- 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
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