GRADE IV- SCIENCE & HEALTH

HOW SELF POLLINATION

DIFFERS FROM CROSS
POLLINATION
Rosalie Q. Castillo
Lazareto Elementary School
Pollination Song
Stinking Plant
• A blow-fly was looking for an ideal place to lay eggs. Like rotting meat. So that
when her little maggots were born, they could feed on the meat.
• As she turned a corner in the grassland, she smelt something stinking in the air.
The smell of rotten meat! With great joy she perched on it and laid her eggs. She was
happy that her children would have enough food to eat.
• The blow-fly did not know she had made a great mistake. What she had sat upon
was not meat but a flower, which stinks. It is called a carrion flower. So, when the
blow-fly's eggs hatched and the little maggots came out, they had nothing to eat.
They died of starvation.
• The carrion flower is one of the many flowers which give out dirty smells to
attract flies. The Rafflesia stinks like rotting meat, while the tropical Lords and
Ladies flower gives out a smell like rotting fish.
• They do it for a special reason. Unlike mating birds, these plants cannot
move from their place. But it is important for the male cell of one plant to get
in touch with the female cell of another plant. Once that is done, the seed of the
plant will bloom and give birth to another plant.
• The plant uses its stink to attract flies. As soon as the blow-fly sits on the
flower, it is captured by the flower with strong hair. When the hair falls, the fly
is free to fly - but it takes some pollen with it. And goes and sits on another
plant. The male cell of one plant meets the female cell of the other. The seed
gets new life.
 Guessing
Guessing Game…
Game…

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plants welcome
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that I may come soon.
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butterfly
• I touch, I smell, I pick these
beautiful flowers , who am I?
• I touch, I smell, I pick
these beautiful flowers ,
who am I?
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 ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY1
1.1. Observe
Observe the
the flowers
flowers inin the
the garden.
garden.

2.2. What
What insects
insects are
are found
found ininthe
the garden?
garden?

3.3. Explain
Explain why
why insects
insects are
are attracted
attracted toto
some
some flowers?
flowers?
 Let’s
Let’s Observe
Observe and
and Draw
Draw
Do
Do thethe following:
following:
1.1. Observe
Observe aa flower
flower from from afar
afar wait
wait until
until an
an
insect
insect stay
stay on
on it.it.Then
Then draw
draw what
what you
you
see.
see.
2.2. Observe
Observe the the insect.
insect.Does Does the
the insect
insect
transfer
transfer from
from one
one flower
flower to
to another
another
flower?
flower?Draw
Draw what
what you you see.
see.
 ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY

Study
Study the
the illustration
illustration ofof the
the 22 kinds
kinds ofof
pollination.
pollination.

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 Answer
Answer the
the questions.
questions.
1.1. Which
Which illustration
illustration involves
involves flower
flower from
from
the
the same
same plant?
plant?
2.2. Which
Which involves
involves flowers from 22 plants?
flowers from plants?
3.3. Which
Which illustration
illustration can
can be
be called
called self-
self-
pollination?
pollination?Why?
Why?
4.4. Which
Which illustration
illustration can
can be
be called
called cross-
cross-
pollination?
pollination?Why?
Why?
 Video
Video Viewing
Viewing

Cross
Crosspollination
pollinationand
andSelf
Self Pollination
Pollination
 Selfpollination
Self pollination is the
: is:the transfer
transfer of
of pollen
grains
pollenfrom the from
grains anthertheto the stigma
anther to of
the same flower or another flower of
thesame
the stigma.
plant.
 Cross pollination: is the transfer of
Cross pollination: is the transfer of
pollen
pollen grains
grains from
from the
the anther
anther ofof one
one
flower
flower toto the
the stigma
stigma of
of another
another of the
flower
of same
the same
kind.kind.
 Answer
Answer the
the questions:
questions:
••What
What are
are the
the two
two kinds
kinds of
of
pollination?
pollination?

••Differentiate
Differentiate one
one from
from the
the
other.
other.
 Unscramble
Unscramble the
the letters
letters of
of the
the
correct
correct answer.
answer.
SRCOS PLINOLONATI transfer of pollen
FSEL IONLINAPOLT
grains
transferfrom the anther
of pollen grainsto from
the stigma of
the anther
the same
to the flower.
stigma of the same flower.

FSEL
SRCOS IONLINAPOLT
PLINOLONATI transfer of pollen
grains
transferfrom the anther
of pollen grainsto from
the stigma of
the anther
another of the of
to the stigma same kind. of the same
another
kind.
• How does self- pollination
differ from cross pollination?
• How does self- pollination
differ from cross pollination?
DIRECTION: Study the pictures which is
a self pollination and cross pollination.
••Make
Make aa list
list of
of flowering
flowering plants.
plants.
Opposite
Opposite each,
each, write
write how
how they
they
are
are pollinated.
pollinated.
Thank
Thank you…
you…