DEPARTMENT​:​ Natural Science
SUBJECT​:​ Agriculture
CLASS​: ​Grade eight (7)
​AGE LEVEL​:​ 12-13 YEARS
TIME​:​ (40 forty minutes)
DATE​:
SYLLABUS TOPIC​: The Flower
OBJECTIVE (S) TO BE ACHIEVED​:
Students should be able to:
Define the term flower
Identify the functions of the flower
Analyze the structure of the flower
TEACHING APPROACH​:
Instructional Skills
PREREQUISITES​:
The structure of the plant
CONTENT​ ​ANALYSIS
The flower
Definition of flower: ​Flowers are the reproductive structures produced
by plants which belong to the group known as Angiosperms, or
'Flowering Plants'.
flower function:
The primary ​purpose of a flower​ is reproduction.
Structure of the flower
● Peduncle: ​The stalk of a flower.
● Receptacle: ​The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are
attached.
● Sepal: ​The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that
enclose a developing bud.
● Petal: ​The parts of a flower that are often conspicuously colored.
● Stamen:​ The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender
filament supporting the anther.
● Anther: ​The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
● Pistil: ​The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary often supports a
long style, topped by a stigma. The mature ovary is a fruit, and the
mature ovule is a seed.
● Stigma: ​The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.
● Ovary: ​The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are
produced
Instructional materials​:
● Actual flower
● Chart of the flower
INTRODUCTION​:
To introduce the lesson students will observe the teacher buzzing like a bee
towards the flower
Development
● From the introductory activity students will be asked to explain what
the teacher did and why.
● Students will then be asked to identify what part of the flower did the be
go too.
● Students will then be given a flower to analyze.
● Students will then discuss their findings.
● Students will then be asked to identify the structure of the flower.
● The teacher through discussion will justify student’s answers.
● Students will then discuss the function of each Structure.
Summary
Students will recap on key points made mention of during the lesson.
Evaluation
Students will draw and label diagram of the leaf.
Correct drawing of the flower ​(3 marks)
Correct labeling of the flower ​(6 marks)
Neatness ​(1 mark)
Total 10 marks
Extension: Worksheet
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