Programmes Instructor
Mr. Mercury Wong
Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons)
Energy & Envitonment
Programmes Details
- Program code
C2021_05.04
- Venue
Pak Lap - STREAM Teaching Facility Centre
- Target age group
KS2, KS3, KS4
- Course info.
The most eye-catching parts of plants are usually flowers, some are plain, some are beautiful, while some are outright bizarre. These wide variety of designs are not for aesthetic purpose, most of them are well adapted to fit the plant need of reproduce. In this workshop, we will try to understand the rules and adaptation of flowers which related to their strategies of reproduction.
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Programmes Objective
Examine the anatomy of flowers, how they have developed their structures to optimise pollination.
Learning Outcomes
Be able to describe the different parts of a floral structure and explain the function of each part
Be able to connect the floral design to the pollination method and the pollinator involved. Then use this knowledge to design and create an optimal design of a flower for pollination.
Learning Content & Activities
Dissection of a flower and examination of the anatomy, record the observation through drawings and lables.
Discover the relationship between floral design and pollination method. Explore the ways animals play a part in pollination.
Form small teams to design and make a flower using arts and crafts materials that has the best chance of pollination.
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