Dissecting flowers

In Year 5 this half term, we are carrying out a topic on life cycles and reproduction. We started our brand new topic yesterday where we began by looking at the reproductive system of a flower. We discussed the life cycle of a plant and looked at each stage of the process: seed stage, germination stage, seedling stage, leaf growing stage, flowering stage, pollination stage, and back to seed stage. We then carried out the ‘working scientifically’ element of our lesson where we dissected some flowers. The class teacher demonstrated the dissection process with a lily and the children had their turn at dissecting with a tulip. We used our Skills Builder skill of ‘Teamwork’ to work together in the dissection of the flower. The children worked amazingly well and were fully enthralled in the experiment! Well done, Year 5 Juniper!