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Flowers

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1996

Flowers
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill explores flowers as a plant's tool for making seeds, and the animals that help by carrying pollen.

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Discussion

Bill explores flowers as a plant's tool for making seeds, and the animals that help by carrying pollen..

  1. What is a flower's main job for the plant?
  2. How do bees and other animals help flowers?
  3. What happens after a flower is pollinated?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: flower, pollen, pollinator.

Try it: Label the parts of a flower and explain how a bee helps it make seeds.