Author:
Laura McShane
Subject:
Biology
Material Type:
Reading
Level:
Lower Primary
Tags:
  • Bats
  • Bees
  • Butterflies
  • Flies
  • Flower Reproduction
  • Moths
  • Pollen
  • Pollination by Birds
  • Pollination by Insects
  • Seed Dispersal
  • Symbiosis
  • Wind Pollination
  • food_web
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Downloadable docs

    Flower Talk - Teacher Guide

    Flower Talk - Teacher Guide

    Overview

    Book examines how plants communicate with animals through flower colors. 

    Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color To Communicate

    OBJECTIVE

    Understand and explain how plants and animals depend on each other to survive

    BIG IDEA

    How do plants communicate with animals?

    INTRODUCTION

    This book describes how flowers communicate with animals. Flowers use color and scent to attract animals to drink their nectar, which leads to the animal spreading pollen to other flowers, allowing the plants to make seeds.

    BOOK DISCUSSION

    Show students the book - which combines fiction (talking cactus) with non-fiction (plant life cycle) elements.

    READ:

    Flower Talk How Plants Use Color To Communicate by Sara Levine with illustrations by Masha D’Yans.

    INVESTIGATION/NEW LEARNING

    Why do some plants produce flowers?  To produce seeds

    What are some of the pollinators shown in the book? Bees, Butterflies, Bats, Moths, Wind

    What color mainly talks to birds? Red

    What colors mainly talk to bees and butterflies? Blue, Purple and Yellow
    What color mainly attracts bats and moths?  White

    What color mainly attracts flies? Brown
    Why are some flowers green? Pollinated by the wind

    REVIEW

    Why are plants important to animals like humans? Plants provide our food, shelter and even make the air we breathe.