Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

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What’s Inside This Lesson

This lesson explores the life cycles of flowering plants, with a focus on native Australian species and their significance to First Nations Peoples and the environment.

Lesson Outcomes

  • 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)

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