Grades 3–5
Parts of a Flower
Label the petal, stamen, pistil, sepal, stem and leaf, then match four parts to their jobs.
Science worksheet · Flowers, seeds and photosynthesis
Open a Bean Seed
Soak a lima bean, open it, label the seed coat, cotyledon and embryo and draw it up close.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Flowers and pollination, Seeds, Photosynthesis
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Do it: soak a dry lima bean in water overnight. Gently peel off the thin skin, then split the bean in half with your fingernail. Look closely with a magnifying glass.
- 1. Label the parts of the seed.
- 2. Draw your seed up close.
- 3. The embryo is a tiny baby plant. What do you think the cotyledon does for it?
Teacher tip
Soak the lima beans overnight so they split open easily.
How to use it
- Take apart a real flower with tweezers.
- Show seeds that fly, stick or float.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Plants don’t eat soil. They make food from light, air and water.
Talk about it
- Why do flowers need bees?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Plant a pollinator garden in a pot by the window.
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Fill in six sentences about photosynthesis, then explain what happens to a plant kept in the dark.
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