Year 5 - Science
Dangers to pollinators (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
Reproduction and life cycles: plants
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Unit Summary
his unit explores the life process of reproduction in plants and animals. It focuses on planning scientific enquiries, measuring with precision, recording complex data, and using test results to make predictions. Emphasis is on presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe why pollinating species are in decline and the impact this has on plants.
Key Notes
- Most types of flowering plant species are pollinated by animals including many we use as food sources.
- Some crops grown in the UK rely on pollinators including apples, strawberries, raspberries and cucumbers.
- Habitat loss, often due to human development, can lead to a declining number of pollinators.
- Many pesticides can cause harm to pollinators.
- We can research ways to help pollinators using secondary sources of information.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pollinator: A pollinator is an animal which pollinates a flowering plant.
- crop: A crop is a plant that is grown to be sold, often as food.
- decline: Something is in decline if its numbers are falling.
- habitat: The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
- pesticide: Pesticides are substances used to kill living things that are considered to be pests.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that bees are the only animals that pollinate plants or that bees are the only pollinators currently in decline.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Most types of flowering plant species are pollinated by animals including many we use as food sources. Some crops grown in the UK rely on pollinators including apples, strawberries, raspberries and cucumbers.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'pollinator'
A pollinator is an animal which pollinates a flowering plant. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that bees are the only animals that pollinate plants or that bees are the only pollinators currently in decline. Correction: Explain that many types of insects, as well as some birds and mammals, can be pollinators and that many of these animal species are also in decline.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Asexual reproduction in plants Study Guide
- Conservation using seed banks (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Parts of a flowering plant and what they do Study Guide
- Plant life cycles Study Guide
- Plant reproduction from cuttings Study Guide
- Plants from cuttings Study Guide
- Pollinators (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Selective breeding of plants (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
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