Audience: Pre-K - Grade 2

Lesson Goal: to explore the biological process of pollen transfer and one kind of relationship between different species.

Big Idea: plants and pollinators depend on each other for survival and reproduction, and the traits of each shapes the relationship.

Key Concepts:

Animals have many different kinds of bodies.

Animals use their bodies to find the food they need to survive.

Animals and plants depend on each other.

Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to define “pollination” in simple terms.

Students will be able to identify several common pollinator species.

Students will be able to name different floral traits, including shape and color.

Students will be able to describe how plants and pollinators depend on each other.