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@Phil Fantastic voyage - story idea
Story idea Collection of bees in the hive being briefed on their job for today by the queen bee Diagrams showing the sunflowers and how the bees are going to pollinate them - here is where I will show labelled diagrams of the flowers explaining what each part of the flower does and how the bees will help the flower's reproduction The bees are then assigned their own flower couple to help reproduce The bees are then released from the hive The bee that is being focused on (Buzz) then goes on a journey finding his flower couple using an image of the flowers As its his first time pollinating he gets confused with what to do so he looks around trying to see what the other bees are doing. A bee mentor then comes over and reminds him of what to do He then understands his job and pollinates them
Fantastic voyage - further research
Insect pollination: Flower characteristics: Pollen is bigger, sticky or spikey to stick to insect bodies Stigma is sticky so that when insects brush past it, the pollen from them sticks to it The plants bear sticky, sweet nectar to attract insects Stamens are inside the flower so that insects will go into the flower, brush past the stamens and pick up the pollen The flower's p etals are brightly coloured and scented to attract insects Fertilisation : Pollen is transferred onto the stigma by insects or the wind A tube known as 'The pollen tube' begins to develop and grows through the style The pollen tube grows in the ovary, stopping at the ovule The nucleus (containing DNA/ genetic material) from the pollen travels down the pollen tube Pollen nucleus fuses with the nucleus of the ovule (fertilisation) The fertilised ovule, now called he zygote develops into a seed, then into a fruit At first, after looking at different flowers to use in the a...
