Teaching ideas Chapter 16
Reproduction in plants
Syllabus sections covered: 16.1, 16.2, 16.3
Teaching resources Syllabus section 16.1, 16.2
16.3
40-minute periods
Resources in Coursebook
Asexual reproduction; sexual reproduction
1 to 2
Questions 16.1 to 16.12
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Pollination
2 to 4
Topic
Resources in Workbook
Resources on this CD-ROM
EOCQ 2
Activity 16.1 Investigating the structure of a flower Activity 16.2 Pollination Questions 16.13 to 16.17
Exercise 16.1 Grass pollen Exercise 16.2 Pollination in forests of different shapes and sizes
EOCQ 5 16.3
16.3
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Fertilisation and seed formation
1 to 3
Seed germination
1 to 3
Activity 16.3 Growing pollen tubes
Worksheet 16.1 Plant reproduction
Questions 16.18 to 16.20
Worksheet 16.2 Self- and cross-pollination
EOCQ 1 Activity 16.4 To find the conditions necessary for the germination of tomato seeds Activity 16.5 To find the effect of storage time on the germination rate of seeds Questions 16.21 to 16.25 EOCQ 3
16.3
Comparing asexual and sexual reproduction
1
Questions 16.26 to 16.27 EOCQ 4
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