How an Orange Tree Makes New Trees

How an Orange Tree Makes New Trees Worksheet: Flowering plant reproduction (Grade 4 Florida Science)

Students follow an orange tree, home of Florida’s state flower, through the four steps flowering plants use to make new plants: pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal, and germination. They match picture cards of a bee, seeds inside an orange, fruit carried away, and a sprouting seed to each step. The page teaches the idea first, so no prior lesson is needed, and every answer can be found on the page.

What's Inside

• A short teach box with the four steps numbered in order
• Part A: four large picture cards; circle the step each card shows
• Part B: which step comes first, and why seed dispersal helps
• A raccoon guide with a question to get students thinking
• An answer key with answers marked in red, plus a short teacher note with what to watch for and a quick real-world activity

How Teachers Use It

Read the short teach box together, then let students work through Part A and Part B on their own or with a partner. It takes 8 to 10 minutes and prints clearly in black and white. The focus skill is identifying pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal, and germination in flowering plants. Florida benchmark: SC.4.L.16.1: Identify processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.

Why It Works

Underlined clue words on each card point straight to the step in the teach box, so every answer can be found on the page. Questions are short circle answers with clear choices, and the reasoning is on the teacher key.