These two fully resourced lessons, one naming and explaining the function of the parts of the flowering plant and the other explaining its life cycle, from pollination through fertilisation and seed dispersal to germination, provide a comprehensive and engaging introduction to plants for middle school science students. To reinforce learning at the end of the topic or for test prep there is also a dominoes game where students either match the word or question or answer it depending on the dominoes they have in their hand.

Each lesson comes with an engaging animated PowerPoint and an extensive range of worksheets, guided notes, activities and homework so that each can be tailored to suite the exact needs of individual students, small groups or a whole class. For each topic, a one – page flow chart lesson plan shows where logical choices can be made between resources and a separate answer/mark scheme PowerPoint enables easy self and peer-assessment.

What’s Covered

• Root, stem and leaf are plant organs.
• Flower is an organ system.
• Function of root, stem and leaf.
• Transpiration.
• Labelling parts of a flower.
• Carpel and stamen are the female and male reproductive organs.
• Role of played by xylem, phloem, guard cells, stomata and chloroplasts in photosynthesis.
• Pollination, self-pollination and cross-pollination explained.
• How some plants prevent self-pollination and why.
• Comparing the features of flowers pollinated by insects and wind.
• Fertilization - how it happens.
• What is a fruit with examples.
• Why seed dispersal is essential for reducing competition.
• Seed dispersal by wind, exploding pods, animal and water.
• Germination explained.

What’s Included

• Animated PowerPoints for teaching with exit ticket quiz (x2)
• Answer/mark scheme PowerPoint(x2)
• Flip its (pupil writes questions to given answers) (x2)
• Anticipation Guides(combined starter and plenary) (x2)
• Foldables (students use to make their own notes) (x2)
• Cut-and-stick activities pupil uses to make their own notes) (x3)
• Worksheets to support the PowerPoint (x 3)
• Fact sheet (x2)
• Homework (x4)
• Fact share worksheet (x2)
• 12 Taboo cards (x2)
• Pupil progress self-assessment checklist (2)
• Exit Ticket
• Suggested one page flow chart lesson plan showing choices possible between resources (x5)

**Game **

• 90 dominoes
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.