Today on Earth Day we learned about pollination, and we practiced the 2nd R.
Pollination
We learned the new words of
- Pollination
- The moving of pollen from stamen to pistil
- Fertilization
- The act of making a seed from pollen and egg cell.
- Germination
- When a seed starts to grow
- Petal
- The colorful part of a plant
- Pistil
- A long tube that goes into the flower and ovary
- Stamen
- Thin branches that hold pollen
- Ovary
- Where egg cells are kept safe.
- Nectar
- Flower juice.
2nd R
In case you are not aware the 3 Rs are
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
I asked the students to make something from things that they would probably throw away. Here are the results.
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