Students dissect a flower to observe the parts involved in sexual reproduction. They study the life cycle of a flowering plant and infer how insects pollinate flowers.

Student Resources

• 3.1 Vocabulary
• 3.2 Looking at a Flower
• 3.3 Parts of a Flower
• 3.4 Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
• 3.5 How Many Seeds Are in Each Fruit?
• 3.6 Section 3 Assessment

Learn by Reading

For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 2, Unit A, pages A26–A28.