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Plant Power: An introduction to photosynthesis, pollination, and germination

Plant Power: An introduction to photosynthesis, pollination, and germination. Heath E. Capello NSF North Mississippi GK-8 University of Mississippi August 2006. Photosynthesis. The way plants make food Plants need Carbon dioxide Water Sunlight Plants make Sugar Oxygen.

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Plant Power: An introduction to photosynthesis, pollination, and germination

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  1. Plant Power: An introduction to photosynthesis, pollination, and germination Heath E. Capello NSF North Mississippi GK-8 University of Mississippi August 2006 NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  2. Photosynthesis • The way plants make food • Plants need • Carbon dioxide • Water • Sunlight • Plants make • Sugar • Oxygen NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  3. Photosynthesis • 6 Carbon dioxides + 6 Waters + Sunlight 1 Sugar + 6 Oxygen NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  4. Photosynthesis NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  5. Photosynthesis Carbon dioxide Oxygen Stomata - holes in leaves for gas exchange NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  6. Pollination • When male pollen fertilizes a female ovule NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  7. Pollination 3. Pollen grains 2. Filament 1. Anther NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  8. Pollination 1. Pollen grains 2. Stigma NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  9. Pollination 1. Style 3. Pollen tube 2. Ovary 4. Ovule NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  10. Pollination Fertilization NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  11. Pollination • Activity Break! NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  12. Pollination • Methods • Wind • Water • On the surface • Underwater • Animal • Insect • Bird NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  13. Germination • The first stages of growth from a seed NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  14. Germination Hint!! Is this a monocot or a dicot? Hint!! NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  15. Germination Hint!! Is this a monocot or a dicot? Grass NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  16. Germination Hint!! Is this a monocot or a dicot? Hint!! NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  17. Finishing up • What did you learn today? • What questions do you have? NSF North Mississippi GK-8

  18. Sources • Cedar Creek Natural History Area. Birds of Cedar Creek. Accessed 28 July 2006. < http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/birds/t46.html>. • Oregon State University. 2000. Grass growth and regrowth for improved management. Accessed 28 July 2006. <http://forages.oregonstate.edu/projects/regrowth/print-section.cfm?title=Developmental+Phases>. • Patterson, S. 2005. Honey bee. Accessed 28 July 2006. <http://bugguide.net/node/view/23052>. • Photosynthesis picture. Accessed 27 July 2006. <http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/irrigation-photosynthesis.gif>. • Pollination pictures. Accessed 27 July 2006. <http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?CFID=507010&CFTOKEN=32161293&ResourceID=451&method=cResource.dspView>. • Raven, P.H., R.F. Evert, and S.E. Eichhorn. 1999. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman and Company. • Wikipedia contributors. 2006.Stoma. Accessed 27 July 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stoma&oldid=65743936>. NSF North Mississippi GK-8

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