- Author:
- Laura McShane
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Level:
- Lower Primary
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English
- Media Formats:
- Downloadable docs
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.