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  • In this activity, students will look at flowers and identify the different reproductive parts.

    By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

    • identify different parts of a flower and understand their functions
    • use some of the vocabulary of botany.

    Download the Word file (see link below) for:

    • introduction/background
    • what you need
    • what to do
    • extension ideas
    • student handout.

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    Activity ideas

    Follow up the science ideas and concepts covered in this article with one, or more, of these activities below:

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