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Why do plants give us fruit?

Why do plants give us fruit?

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What do you think happened to the seeds the pear flowers should have made?

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What part of the flower turned into a pear?

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Why do you think some plants grow fruit around their seeds?

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DISCUSS:

Do you think a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable?

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flower


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the reproductive part of some plants that can make seeds
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petal


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the colorful part of a flower
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stigma


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the sticky part of a flower that pollen can stick to
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ovary


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the part of a flower or other living thing that contains its eggs
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stamen


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the part of a flower that has pollen
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pollen


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a powder plants make that is involved in plant reproduction
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pollination


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the process of moving pollen from one part of a flower (the stamen) to another part of a flower (the stigma)
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fruit


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the part of a plant that contains seeds inside a covering, like apples
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seed


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a part of a plant that can grow into a baby plant
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reproduction


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a stage in the life cycle of living things when they have offspring
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offspring


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babies
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vegetable


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part of a plant that is eaten, like leaves, roots, and stems; does not include fruit that contains seeds
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dissect


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to take something apart to study it
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Cherries by 4028mdk09
Open field by Broo_am (Andy B)
Single pear by Xth-Floor
Flowers by Imgur
Pears seeds by Dezidor
Strawberriew by Ken Hammond, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Apple flowers by Дар Ветер
Tree full of flowers by ForestWander
Video: Pear fruit swelling by Neil Bromhall
raccoon eating cherry by Shelly Cox
Apples on tree by George Chernilevsky
monkey eating banana by live-less-ordinary.com
Apple by Amada44
Send a message by ladelentes
squirrel eating orange by Mr.TinDC
airplane by The Photographer
bird eating berries by Matt MacGillivray
bird with large bill by William Warby
Cedar Waxing by Craig Gibson
pear tree (with fruit) by Paul Wood
Baby plant by JMK
pears on branch by Amber Ginsburg and Lia Rousset
pears by Imgur
Maple seeds by Dcrjsr
Inside apple by LD Cross
Bartlett pears by Peaceful Valley Company
Watermelon flower by Meighan
green pepper by Kitty W
Watermelon by Fred Hsu
green pepper flower by Jim Conrad
green pepper sprout by Barbara
Vegetables by Man vyi
Cut up watermelon by Harsha K R
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In this lesson students learn about why plants grow fruit. In the activity, Science Fruit or Vegetable, students examine common grocery produce and predict if each item is a science fruit or science vegetable. Then they take a closer look at slices of the produce and search for seeds.

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