This activity provides children with a visual path for reinforcing their understandings of the exquisite coevolution that occurs between flowering plants and their various pollination partners. Younger groups can complete the page as a class or team project, reading the instructions and pollinator options aloud to maximize the accuracy of the pairings and resulting drawings. Older students can work independently, treating the activity as an individual project and as an assessment tool for their teachers.
This activity offers young people an opportunity to develop not only ecological knowledge and appreciation but also their aesthetic judgement and fine motor talents. It’s a project that allows them to share both their growing artistic gifts and their ever-increasing ecological awareness with fellow students, teachers, families, and friends.
Here’s another way to access the pdf: Flowers and their Pollination Partners EB 2018
The following are some beautiful examples of work that was created by 6th grade students who were using an early version of this activity:
