Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Students will:

• Identify the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant (e.g., seed, germination, growth, reproduction, death) (AC9S3U01, AC9S4U01, AC9S5U01)
• Describe the processes of pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants (AC9S3U01, AC9S4U01)
• Recognise the importance of native Australian flowering plants in their local environment (AC9S3U01, AC9S4U01, AC9S5U01)
• Understand that First Nations Peoples have a deep and ongoing connection to Australian flora and have extensive knowledge of their life cycles (AC9HS3K04)

Students can:

• Create a diagram illustrating the life cycle of a flowering plant (AC9S3I06, AC9S4I05, AC9S5I05)
• Define key vocabulary related to plant life cycles (AC9S3U01, AC9S4U01, AC9S5U01)
• Give examples of how Australian native plants are important for ecosystems and for First Nations cultures (e.g., as bush foods or for medicine) (AC9HS3K04, AC9S4U01,  AC9S5U01)

Students will:

• Identify the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant (e.g., seed, germination, growth, reproduction, death) (VCSSU057, VCSSU058, VCSSU074)
• Describe the processes of pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants (VCSSU057, VCSSU058)
• Recognise the importance of native Australian flowering plants in their local environment (VCSSU058, VCSSU074, VCSSU075)
• Understand that First Nations Peoples have a deep and ongoing connection to Australian flora and have extensive knowledge of their life cycles (VCHHK072, VCHHK078)

Students can:

• Create a diagram illustrating the life cycle of a flowering plant (VCSIS072, VCSIS085)
• Define key vocabulary related to plant life cycles (VCSSU057, VCSSU058, VCSSU074)
• Give examples of how Australian native plants are important for ecosystems and for First Nations cultures (e.g., as bush foods or for medicine) (VCHHK072, VCHHK078, VCSSU058, VCSSU075)

Students will:

• Identify the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant (e.g., seed, germination, growth, reproduction, death) (ST2-10LW, ST3-10LW)
• Describe the processes of pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants (ST2-10LW, ST3-10LW)
• Recognise the importance of native Australian flowering plants in their local environment (ST2-11LW, ST3-11LW)
• Understand that First Nations Peoples have a deep and ongoing connection to Australian flora and have extensive knowledge of their life cycles (GE2-2, HT2-1, HT2-2)

Students can:

• Create a diagram illustrating the life cycle of a flowering plant (ST2-1WS-S, ST3-1WS-S)
• Define key vocabulary related to plant life cycles (ST2-10LW, ST3-10LW)
• Give examples of how Australian native plants are important for ecosystems and for First Nations cultures (e.g., as bush foods or for medicine) (GE2-2, HT2-2, ST2-11LW, ST3-11LW)