KS2 SCIENCE LESSON PLANS
FLOWERS
TERM: SUMMER
OBJECTIVES
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to:
Children need to know that in the world around
them, there are living and non-living things.
• Understand that the main purpose of a flower is to
make seeds
• Dissect and name the parts of
a flower
• Know that some flowers can be eaten
• Learn that plants produce flowers which have male
and female organs
The different parts of the flower
EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES
• Flowers
• Magnifying glass
• Diagram of flower (page 3)
KS2 SCIENCE CURRICULUM
SC2: 3d To know about the parts of the flower (for
example, stigma, stamen, petal, sepal) and their
role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including
pollination, seed formation, seed dispersal and
germination.
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
• Enjoy and achieve
• Make a positive contribution
Eco-Schools topics:
• School grounds
OTHER CURRICULUM LINKS
PSHCE: 5a To take responsibility (for example, for
planning and looking after the school environment)
Art & Design: 4a To use visual and tactile elements,
including colour, pattern and texture, line and
tone, shape, form and space, and how these
elements can be combined and organised for
different purposes
WHAT TO DO
Starter
Bring in a variety of flowers. What are flowers
used for in everyday life? For example, celebration,
offerings etc. In talk partners, can you recap on the
parts of a flower and the function of the various
parts? Listen for accurate vocabulary and encourage.
Main teaching phase
1. S how children a detailed diagram of a flower and
provide background information about parts of the
plant including the following:
• All flowers have male and female parts
• The female part is called the carpel
• The male part is called the stamen
• The flower helps the plant to reproduce
2. D
istribute flowers one between two. Tell children
to look carefully at the flower with your partner.
What does it smell like? What can you see? Can
you identify the male and female parts?
3. S how children an enlarged diagram of the carpel
(page 3). Point out the stigma, style and ovary.
Can they identify these female parts in their own
flower?
4. S how children an enlarged diagram of the carpel
(page 3). Point out the anther, filament and pollen.
Can they identify these male parts of the flower?
5. M
odel draw a detailed diagram of the flower
labelling the male and female parts. Show different
ways of shading to give picture texture, including
varying the light and dark tones.
6. Children to work on own and evaluate in pairs at end of session.
For less able children provide a template or a word
bank to support them when labelling.
Extension
Find out what each part of the flower, e.g. the stigma
is used for.
Plenary
Link the role of the flower with the plant life cycle.
Ask how are the seeds dispersed. Discuss answers.
How do the different parts of the flower promote
reproduction?
Flower is bright and colourful to attract insects.
Stigma is sticky, so that the pollen from the insect
stays on the ovary etc.
Create a class rap, e.g.
Here is the flower that opens wide,
To attract the insects to go inside,
Here is the...
HOMEWORK
Ask the children to look for examples of plants/
flowers/leaves/fruits to bring in and share with class
or take digital photographs of the flowers.
Further work
In ICT, these pictures could be collaborated into a
multimedia presentation.
Petal
Pollen
Anther
Stamen
Stigma
Style
Filament
Ovary
Ovule
Sepal
Stem
Carpel