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SCIENCE
Plant Reproduction
It is not necessary to carry out all the activities contained in this
unit.
Please see Teachers’ Notes for explanations, additional activities,
and tips and suggestions.
Theme
Plant Reproduction
Levels
A1 – B1
Language focus
Key vocabulary, word identification, sentence structure,
extracting information from text, writing text, grammar.
Learning focus
Using Science textbooks and accessing curriculum content
and learning activities.
Activity types
Matching, word identification, structuring sentences and text,
cloze, multiple choice, reading comprehension, categorising
vocabulary, recording learning, developing a learning
resource.
Acknowledgement Extracts from Science Revision for Junior Certificate. Shea
Mullally. Gill & Macmillan.
We gratefully acknowledge Gill & Macmillan for the right to
reproduce text in some of these activities.
Learning Record
A copy of the Learning Record should be distributed to each
student.
Students should:
1. Write the subject and topic on the record.
2. Tick off/date the different statements as they complete
activities.
3. Keep the record in their files along with the work
produced for this unit.
4. Use this material to support mainstream learning.
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Making the best use of these units
•
At the beginning of the class, make sure that students understand
what they
are doing and
why. ‘
We are doing the exercise on page (12) to help you to
remember key words / to help your writing skills / to help with grammar’ etc.
• You can create your
personal teaching resource by printing these units in full
and filing them by subject in a large ring binder.
•
Encourage students to:
o Bring the relevant
subject textbooks to language support class. It
does not matter if they have different textbooks as the activities in these
units refer to vocabulary and other items that will be found in all subject
textbooks. These units are based on curriculum materials.
o Take some
responsibility for their own learning programmes by:
Developing a
personal dictionary for different subjects,
topics, and other categories of language, on an on-going basis. This
prompt is a reminder.
Recording what they have learnt on the
Learning
Record, which should be distributed at the start of
each unit.
Keeping their own
files with good examples of the work
produced in language support for different subjects and
topics. This file will be an invaluable
learning resource in
supporting mainstream learning.
• Don’t forget that many of the activities in these units are suitable as
homework tasks, for
self-study, or for use in the
subject classroom with the
agreement of the subject teacher.
Indicates that answers may be found at the end of the
unit.
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Keywords
The list of keywords for this unit is as follows:
Nouns
absence
animals
anther*
availability
blotting paper
carpel
colour
combination
community
cuttings
dispersal
egg
fertilisation
filament*
flower
food
formation
fruits
fusion
gamete
germination
graftings
insects
leaf
living things
method
nucleus
offspring
ovary*
parent
plant
pollen
pollination
presence
relationships
reproduction
resources
scent
seeds
seedlings
self-dispersal
sex cells
stamen
stigma*
style*
wind
zygote
Verbs
to attract
to compete
to contain
to cut
to disperse
to fertilise
to form
to fuse
to grow
to involve
to occur
to plant
to pollinate
to produce
to reproduce
to transfer
Adjectives
asexual
different
female
fertilised
identical
male
new
sexual
similar
Adverbs
sexually
* Higher Level material only
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Vocabulary file 1
This activity may be done in language support class or in the mainstream subject
classroom.
Word
Meaning
Word in my
language
carpel
dispersal
egg
fertilisation
flower
formation
fruits
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Vocabulary file 2
This activity may be done in language support class or in the mainstream subject
classroom.
Word
Meaning
Word in my
language
germination
graftings
living things
pollination
reproduction
seeds
self-
dispersal
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Vocabulary file 3
This activity may be done in language support class or in the mainstream subject
classroom.
Word
Meaning
Word in my
language
to attract
to disperse
stamen
zygote
to grow
to pollinate
to transfer
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Level: all
Type of activity: whole class
Focus: vocabulary, spelling,
dictionary, categorising
vocabulary
Suggested time: 10 minutes
Activating students’ existing knowledge
Use a spidergram to activate students’ ideas and knowledge on the key points in this
chapter. See
Teachers’ Notes for suggestions.
Possible key term for the spidergram:
reproduction
▪
Invite students to provide key words in their own languages.
▪
Encourage dictionary use.
▪
Encourage students to organise their vocabulary into relevant categories (e.g.
meaning, nouns, keywords, verbs etc.).
Students should record vocabulary and terms from the
spidergram in their personal dictionaries.
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Focus: vocabulary, spelling,
dictionary
Suggested time: 30 minutes
Level: A1
Type of activity: pairs or
individual
Working with words
1. Tick the correct answer
a) eggs
b) cuttings
c) the wind
d) fish
a) insects
b) flowers
c) eggs
d) bones
2. Find these words in your textbook.
Write your own explanation for these words. Then write the word in your own
language. Use your dictionary if necessary.
Word
Page in
textbook
Explanation
In my language
colour
egg
fertilisation
germination
Check that these key words are in your personal dictionary.
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Picture Sentences
1. Tick the correct answer
a) This is a bee.
b) These are the parts of a
flower.
c) This is a snow storm.
a) This is a tram.
b) These are books.
c) This is plant germination.
a) This is a newspaper.
b) This is pollination.
c) This is a computer speaker.
Focus: vocabulary, basic
sentence structure
Suggested time: 30 minutes
Level: A1
Type of activity: pairs or
individual
2. Put these words in the correct order to form sentences.
petals insects attract
___________________________________________________________
two pollen carried is in ways
___________________________________________________________
reproduce by plants of means flowers
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Odd One Out
1. Circle the word which does not fit with the other words in each line.
Example: chair desk book train
Focus: word identification,
vocabulary, structuring answer
Suggested time: 20 minutes
Level: A1 / A2
Type of activity: pairs or
individual
flower
stamen
ovary
blue
seeds
nucleus
pollen
pepper
stigma gamete
insects
snake
germination
small
plant
anther
2. Find these words in your textbook. Then put them in short sentences in your
own words. Use a dictionary if necessary.
to attract _____________________________________________
to compete _____________________________________________
to cut _____________________________________________
to fuse _____________________________________________
to pollinate _____________________________________________
Check that these key words are in your personal dictionary.
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Have you ticked
this activity on your
Learning Record?
Level: A2 / B1
Type of activity: individual
Science Keywords
1. Fill in the missing letters of the keywords listed below.
Focus: key vocabulary,
structuring sentences
Suggested time: 20 minutes
On the line beside each word, write whether the word is a noun, an adjective or
a verb.
s_ig_a _______________
o_ary _______________
st_m_n _______________
in_ec_s _______________
2. Write as many words as possible related to
plant reproduction. You have 3
minutes!
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Check that these keywords are in your
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Unscramble the letters
1.
Plants reproduce sexually by means of
FOLERWS
Answer __________________
2. Pollen is made in the anther of the…
STMAEN
Answer __________________
3. The egg is made in the…
OVRAY
Answer __________________
4. Plants are pollinated by either the wind or… ISNECST
Answer __________________
Solve the secret code
English= A C D E F I N M O S T U
Code= B X Y F G Q R O L E A W
Look at each
word as you
write the
answer.
Is your
spelling
correct?
Can you
pronounce the
word?
Do you know
what the word
means?
Have you got
this word in
your personal
dictionary?
Focus: key vocabulary,
pronunciation, spelling
Suggested time: 20 minutes
Level: A1 / A2
Type of activity: pairs or
individual
example: (code) EAWYFRA = STUDENT (English)
QREFXA =
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Completing text
1. Fill in the blanks in these sentences. Use words from the Word Box
below.
__________ reproduction involves only one parent. No fusion of gametes (sex
cells) is involved. All ________ are identical to the parent. Examples include
mushroom spores, daffodil __________, crocus corms, potato tubers, iris
rhizomes, strawberry runners and all cuttings and graftings.
Sexual reproduction occurs when a male gamete (sex cell) fuses with a female
_______ (sex cell). _______ attract insects by their colour and scent.
The flower produces pollen, which contains the male sex cells.
Word Box
bulbs gamete petals
asexual
offspring
Focus: reading comprehension,
extracting meaning from text,
vocabulary, adjectives, sentence
structure
Suggested time: 40 minutes
Level: A2 / B1
Type of activity: pairs or
individual
2. Explain the following words. Use your dictionary and textbook to help
you.
fusion
______________________________________________
offspring
____________________________________________
cutting
_____________________________________________
grafting
____________________________________________
scent
_______________________________________________
3. List the examples of asexual reproduction from the text.
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Multiple choice
Read the text below and choose the best answers.
Focus: key vocabulary, topic
information, reading
comprehension, multiple choice
Suggested time: 30 minutes
Level: A2 / B1
Type of activity: individual
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
Methods of pollination
• Insect: Bees and other insects carry pollen from one flower to another.
• Wind: The wind blows pollen from one flower to another.
Part of flower Insect pollinated Wind pollinated
Petals Large, coloured, scented often scented
Stamens Inside flower Hang outside flower
Pollination takes
place in two
ways. What are
they?
1.
2.
Pollen grains Large Small
Stigma Small, inside flower Feathery, hang outside.
1. What is the transfer of pollen called?
a)
stamen
b)
pollination
c)
pollution
d)
gamete
2. What do bees and other insects carry?
a)
pollen
b)
leaves
c)
carpel
d) flowers
3. What does the wind do?
a)
blows pollen
b)
nothing
c)
ovary
d) sleeps
4. Plants are pollinated by either insects or the wind.
a)
True
b)
False
5. Is the stamen inside the flower?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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Asexual reproduction
Focus: labelling diagrams
Suggested time: 30 minutes
Level: All
Type of activity: pairs / individual
1
Use your textbook and put the correct labels on these diagrams.
Examples are provided to help you.
1
2
3
(iris)
(potato)
(crocus)
4
5
6
(daffodil)
(mushroom)
Levels A2 and B1
2
Write a note on how asexual reproduction takes place in plants. Use these
examples in your answer.
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Level: All
Type of activity: pairs /
Individual
Verbs
Put the correct verbs, from the box below, into these sentences. Be
careful with your spelling!
Focus: verbs, sentence
structure, adjectives, opposites
Suggested time: 30 minutes
1
Flowers _______________ bees with their colour and scent.
2
Bees _________________ pollen from the flowers.
3
Wind also _______________ pollen from one flower to another.
4
Pollen _________________ from the anther to the stamen.
5
Asexual reproduction _________________ one parent.
Fill in the past tense of these verbs. Be careful!
to gather to transfer
to involve
to blow
to attract
Verb
Past tense
to grow
to cut
to transfer
to occur
Adjectives
We came across these adjectives in this Unit. Write the opposites in the
blank boxes.
female
asexual
similar
new
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Focus: key nouns
Suggested time: 30 minutes
Level: A2 – B1
Type of activity: individual/pair
Vocabulary
1
Word building
How many other words are related to each of these words. Find as many words
as you can and write whether they are verbs, nouns, adjectives or adverbs.
Example: plans ....... to plan (v), planner(n), planning(adj), planned(v and adj)
pollen... ...........__________________________________________
grafting.. .........__________________________________________
fertilisation........___________________________________________
2
Noun Hunt
Circle the 10 nouns below that are related to this Unit about Plant Reproduction.
Score 4 points for each correct answer. Who will score the highest? Perhaps
you will. Good luck!
fertilisation
flower
seedlings
transfer
Disperse
fertilised
graftings
identical
stamen
planning
sexually
parent
pollen
cuttings
reproduction
cut
scent
compete
fuse
similar
grow
occur
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Levels: A1 / A2
Alphaboxes
Using your textbook, find
one word beginning with each of the letters of the
alphabet. Write the word in the relevant box. You could also write the word in
your own language.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
xyz
Do you
understand
all these
words?
Get your
teacher to
check this,
then file it in
your folder
so you can
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Word search
Level: All levels
Find the words in the box below.
When you have found all the words, write each word in your own language.
APPARATUS
ASEXUAL
BLOTTING
CARPEL
CARPELS
DISPERSAL
FERTILISATION
FLOWER
FRUITS
GAMETE
GEOTROPISM
GRAVITY
NUCLEUS
OVARY
PLANT
POLLINATED
REPRODUCTION
SEEDS
STAMEN
STIGMAS
WIND
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Play Snap
Make Snap cards with 2 sets of the same keywords. See Notes for teachers
for ideas about how to use the cards.
✂
stigma
stigma
stamen
stamen
germination
germination
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ovary
ovary
carpel
carpel
dispersal
dispersal
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reproduction
reproduction
nucleus
nucleus
sexually
sexually
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Answer key
Working with words, page 8
1. b, a
Picture Sentences, page 9
b,c,b
Petals attract insects.
Pollen is carried in two ways.
Plants reproduce by means of flowers.
Odd one out, page 10
Blue, pepper, snake, small
Key words, page 11
Stigma (noun), ovary (noun), stamen (noun), insects (noun)
Unscramble the letters, page 12
Flowers, stamen, ovary. insects
Secret code: insect
Completing text, page 13
1. Asexual reproduction involves only one parent. No fusion of gametes (sex cells) is
involved. All
offspring are identical to the parent. Examples include mushroom spores,
daffodil
bulbs, crocus corms, potato tubers, iris rhizomes, strawberry runners and all
cuttings and graftings.
Sexual reproduction occurs when a male gamete (sex cell) fuses with a female
gamete
(sex cell).
Petals attract insects by their colour and scent.
The flower produces pollen, which contains the male sex cells.
2. fusion
when two or more things join (are combined)
offspring
the young of a plant or animal
cutting
a piece cut from a plant in order to grow another plant
grafting
a piece cut from one plant and fixed to another
scent
a smell produced by a plant or animal
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3. List the examples of asexual reproduction from the text:
spores
bulbs
corms
rhizomes
runners
cuttings
graftings
Multiple Choice, Page 14
1b,2a,3a,4a,5a
Asexual reproduction, page 15
correct labels
1 rhizome
2 tuber
3 corm
4 bulb
5 spore
6 grafting
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Verbs, page 16
1
Flowers
attract bees with their colour and scent.
2
Bees
gather pollen from the flowers.
3
Wind also
blows pollen from one flower to another.
4
Pollen
transfers / is transferred from the anther to the stamen.
5
Asexual reproduction
involves one parent.
Verb
Past tense
to grow
grew
to cut
cut
to transfer
transferred
to occur
occurred
Opposites: female/male, sexual/asexual, dissimilar/similar, new/old
Vocabulary, page 17
Note: A good dictionary will provide more derivations but the more commonly-used
forms are adequate for this exercise.
pollen... ........... to pollinate (v), pollination (n), pollinated (v and adj)
grafting............ to graft (v), graft (n), grafted (v and adj)
fertilisation........ to fertilise (v), fertile (adj), fertilised (v and adj)
Noun Hunt
fertilisation
seedlings
graftings
pollen
reproduction
scent
flower
stamen
parent
cuttings
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