Hi everyone, my name is Mrs. Mehrin, and I'm so excited to be learning all about the parts of a flower with you.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit what plants do and what they need.

Your learning outcome is: I can describe the functions of flowers on flowering plants and identify some parts of a flower.

Now, I know that learning can sometimes be a little bit challenging, but that's okay because it just means that we are going to work really hard together and we're going to learn lots of fabulous new things.

So here are your keywords for today's lesson.

Now these keywords do have a definition written next to them, and I will go through all of these as we go through the lesson.

However, if you find it helpful, you can pause the video here and you can jot these down.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So there are two parts to our learning today.

Let's begin with the first part, which is all about parts of a flower.

Now, some children are talking about the flowers on their school field.

Andeep says, "Why do plants have flowers?" Izzy says, "I think flowers are there to feed the bees." And Sam says, "I think flowers are to make the plant look nice for people." What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So flowers play an important role in the lifecycle of flowering plants.

They hold all of the parts that allow plants to make seeds, and so they create more plants.

And this is called reproduction.

Now let's do a quick check of your learning so far.

True or false? A plant's flowers play an important part in its life cycle.

Is that true or false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Fantastic.

The answer is true.

Now let's see if you can justify your answer.

Is it because A, flowers allow the plant to look nice so humans will grow more of them, or B, flowers allow the plant to reproduce and make more plants? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Well done.

The answer is B.

Flowers allow the plant to reproduce and make more plants.

Now, flowers have lots of different parts that all help the plant to reproduce.

And the stamen is the male part of a flower, which is right there.

The anther is part of the stamen.

So those are the anthers, the two yellow bits.

And you can see it here on a real flower.

And anthers produce and hold pollen.

Pollen is a dusty substance that is often yellow or orange.

So let's do a quick check-in of your learning.

It says, what are the anthers on a flower for? Is it A, producing pollen; B, making seeds; C, making food for the plant; or D, absorbing sunlight? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Well done.

The answer is A, producing pollen.

Now the stigma is a female part of the flower, and here we have the stigma.

Now, stigmas are sticky.

For a flower to reproduce, pollen from a male anther needs to land on a female stigma.

And this is called pollination.

Let's a quick check-in of your learning before we move on.

And it says, which of these statements are correct? Is it A, the stigma is a female part of the flower; B, the stigma is a male part of the flower; C, stigmas are sticky; or D, stigmas produce pollen? Now remember, there might be more than one right answer here.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video here.

Off you go.

Well done.

The answer is A and C.

Now, many flowers are pollinated by small animals like insects or birds.

And to attract these animals towards the flower, they often have brightly coloured petals.

Now, why do flowers often have colourful petals? Is it A, to collect water; B, to take in sunlight; C, to make them look more beautiful; or D, to attract pollinating animals? Okay, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video here and you can come back once you are ready.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

Well done.

So the answer is D.

Now after the flower has been pollinated, it can make seeds, and seeds are formed in the flower's ovary.

Here we have the ovary.

Now what is the name for the part of a flower where seeds are formed? Is it A, the stem; B, the stigma; C, the ovary; or D, the anther? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Well done.

The answer is C, ovary.

Now your first task is to label the parts of the flower using the information that we've just gone through.

So I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at doing this.

Off you go.

Well done.

So here are your answers.

So A was stigma, B was anther, C was petal, and D is the ovary.

Now here is the second part to your first task today, and it says, match the name of the part to its function.

It's got the stamen, the stigma, the petal, and the ovary, and we have the functions on the right hand side and you need to match them up.

Okay, so I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at doing this.

Off you go.

Well done.

There are our answers.

So now we are onto the second part of your learning today, which is identifying flower parts.

Now the parts of a flower can look different on different types of flowers.

Can you identify any of the parts on these flowers? So we've got a hosta flower and the passion flower.

So I'll give you some time to do that now.

If you need to, you can pause the video and you can come back once you're ready.

Otherwise I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

So plant parts have some similarities that can help us to identify them.

So the stigma is usually in the centre of the flower.

Now, can you identify the stigma on these flowers? So I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Wonderful, well done.

So here is the stigma.

How about on this flower here, can you identify the stigma here? Again, I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

And it's there.

And the last one here.

Can you identify the stigma here? Well done.

It's here.

Now, often flowers have more than one anther, and they're usually found around the stigma.

You can sometimes see pollen on the anthers.

Now can you identify the anthers on these flowers? So I'll give you five seconds for each flower.

Let's have a got this one first.

Off you go.

So here we have the first anther.

Now can you identify the anthers on this flower here? I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

It's here.

And lastly, can you identify the anthers on this flower here? Again, I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Wonderful, well done.

And we've got them here.

Now, ovaries are found at the base of the flower.

Can you identify the ovaries on these flowers? So here we have the first one.

I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

Here are the ovaries.

And how about on this plant? Can you find the ovaries on this plant here? I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Wonderful, well done.

It's just here.

And how about on this plant here, can you identify the ovaries? I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Wonderful, well done.

It's just here.

Now, petals usually surround the male and female parts of the flower, and they are often brightly coloured.

Now, can you identify the petals on these flowers? So here we've got the first flower.

Can you identify the petals? I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Wonderful.

Well done.

And can you identify the petals on these flowers? Well done.

Here we have the petals.

Now let's see, which part of the flower is Jun describing? So he says, "There are usually more than one of these.

They produce and hold pollen." So is that A, the stigma; B, the anther; C, the ovary; or D, the petal? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Well done, the answer is B, the anther.

Now, which part of the flower is Izzy describing? She says, "These are in the middle of the flower and they are sticky." So which one of these is it? Is it A, the stigma; B, the anther; C, the ovary; or D, the petal? I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

The answer is A, stigma.

Now, which part of the flower is Lucas describing? And he says, "These are at the base of the flower and they are where seeds are formed." So is it A, the stigma; B, the anther; C, the ovary; or D, the petal? Again, I'll give you five seconds.

Off you go.

Well done.

He's describing the ovary.

Now here is task B.

It says, carefully take apart a flower and identify the following parts.

So can you find the petals, the anther, the stigma, and the ovary? So I'd like you to pause the video here and go and have a go at doing this activity.

Off you go.

Wonderful.

Well done.

So here Laura has taken apart this flower.

She's found the petals, the anthers, the stigma, and the ovary.

She says, "Here are the parts of the flower I identified.

Do they look similar to the parts you found?" So now we are onto the summary of our learning today.

So flowers play an important part in the lifecycle of a flowering plant.

They allow the plant to reproduce.

The anther is a part of the stamen that produces and holds the dusty pollen.

Anthers are male parts of the flower.

The stigma is a female part of the flower and is sticky.

The ovary is where seeds are formed.

Petals are brightly coloured to attract animals, such as insects and birds, to carry pollen to another flower.

Now you have worked really, really hard today, and I'm so proud of your fantastic work and your critical thinking.

Well done.