In science we have begun to learn about plants. The children learnt about bulbs to begin with and how they reproduce asexually by sending off little bulblets and creating a clone. Then, they looked at how plants such as strawberries, mint and spider plants reproduce asexually by sending out a runner, creating a daughter plant, which is again a clone of the mother plant. We looked at how a flower is made up of female and male parts and then how a flower uses sexual reproduction to pollinate another flower. This happens when the pollen (male part) makes contact with the ovary (female part) and the eggs are then fertilised. Finally, we looked at the life-cycle of a plant. Here is a selection of photos of the children's work. The children have used the creative and independence gems. |