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Plant Life Processes and Life Cycles

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Demonstration Activities
 

 

Powerpoint presentation covering aspects of flowering plants, pollination, fertilisation, germination and methods of dispersal

 

Seed dispersal video clip

 

An introduction to seed germination and growth video clip

 

How do insects pollinate flowers video clip

 

How plants produce seeds video clip

 

The life cycle of a dandelion video clip

 

The life cycle of the fig tree video clip

 

Life Cycle of a Fern an informative animated diagram

 

 

Life Cycle of Plants

 

 

Colours of Leaves animation explaining why leaves change colour as they reach Autumn

 

Life Cycle of a Bean Plant  animated diagram showing seed, seedling with roots, sprouting seed, seedling

 

Life Cycle of a Pine Tree an animated explanation of the four stages of growth

 

Life Cycles a short but informative animation explaining this process in the cherry and pine tree

 

Mendel's Discoveries explaining the experiments with pea plants too complex but diagrams may be useful

 

What are micro-organisms?

 

 

What are fungi?

 

 

Structure of a mushroom

 

 

Life cycle of the mushroom

 

 

How are spores distributed?

 

Part 1 Stages 1 and 2 Germination and growing

 

 

 

 

Part 1 Stage 3 Reproduction

 

Part 1 Stage 4 Pollination

 

Part 1 Stage 5 Fertilisation

 

Part 1 Stage 6 Dispersal

 

Flower Pollination video clip explaining the role of insects and flower colour in the role of pollination

 

 

Plant Reproduction video explaining the ways in which plants are pollinated including the role of bees

 

 

Self Pollination and Cross Pollination a simple animation showing both means of pollination

 

The Life Cycle of a Fern words are complicated but the animations would still be an excellent resource

 

 

How Plants Grow video explanation how plants grow by stretching or building more sections on top

 

 

Cress Growth Time Lapse Video

 

Choose plants you wish to grow to gain information on roots stems flowers leaves seeds

 

Match the plant to the group by identifying the different varieties of plants

 

Cress Seeds Part 1 an animation showing growth rates under different conditions

 

Cress Seeds Part 2 an animation showing growth rates under different conditions

 

Cress Seeds Part 3 an animation showing growth rates under different conditions

 

Cress Seeds Part 4 an animation showing growth rates under different conditions

 

What do plants need? interactive diagram of plant revealing the conditions which plants need to grow

 

Animations showing seed growth under varying conditions of light warm and water

 

Animations showing how plants like sunflowers need water carbon dioxide and sunshine to grow

 

Photosynthesis series of animated slides explaining the process of photosynthesis

 

 

Photosynthesis animated slides explaining the process of photosynthesis

 

 

Seed Dispersal video showing how plants disperse their seeds in a number of different ways

 

 

Seed Dispersal animations 'wind' 'bursting' 'shakers' 'water' 'catching a lift' 'animal food' 'drop and roll'

 

 

How Seeds are Dispersed a series of pictures with written explanation

 

What - looks at the needs of a tree

 

When - looks at the effects of seasons on plant life

 

Why - looks at the uses of dead trees

Practice Activities

 

Life Cycle of a Tree click on each of the stages of this process

 

Helping Plants grow button make the plant grow to its full and healthy height

 

 

Life Cycles can you take this flower apart by dragging each part into the right box

 

Part 1 is an activity labelling the various parts of a flower

 

 

Part 2 is an activity labelling the life cycle of a flowering plant

 

 

Part 3 is an activity labelling the life cycle of a flowering plant

 

 

Growth Activity an activity placing pictures of plants and animals into order of growth

 

 

'Picnic Area' sort those plants pollinated by the wind and by insects

 

 

Things that Grow a simple activity identifying the 'things that grow'

 

Extension Activities

 

Choose a vegetable give it water food and air in quantities you decide for best growth

 

Part 1 find the soil words hidden within the wordsearch

 

What is soil? complete the paragraph by dragging the words below into their correct spaces in the passage

 

Drag the labels to the correct places

 

Work out Best Heating and Water Conditions for plants to grow over 10 weeks graphs produced to help

Testing Activities
 

Habitats Quiz 10 questions marked online

 

Life Cycles Quiz 10 questions marked online

 

Part 2 drag the correct words from below into the spaces provided to complete the sentences

 

Read each sentence and decide whether the statement is True or False

 

Part 2 drag the correct words into position to complete this paragraph

 

Helping Plants Grow Quiz a 10 question quiz marked online

See Also
Plants Video Clips Variation Video Clips    
Plant Habitats Plant Life Processes Plant Parts Plants in General