Pollination pairs
In this activity, students match native flowers with their pollinators, basing predictions on the main characteristics of flowers pollinated by wind, insects or birds.
Native flowers
Botanists use flowers as key identifiers for native plants. This image shows the flowers of a kōwhai, kōtukutuku/tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) and a male flower of the kanono (Coprosma grandifolia).
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
recognise the characteristics of flowers pollinated by wind, insects or birds
understand how the structure of a flower is related to attracting pollinators
use scientific terminology of flower parts.
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