Dissect a Flower
What flowers can you find in your garden or next time you go for a walk? Why don't you try to carefully take them apart and see what the flower is made of. How many colours can you see on the flower? What does it smell like? Does it feel soft or rough?
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Top Tips for Dissecting a Flower
- Any flowers with large parts work well, for example: Tulips, Daffodils, Lilies (be careful with pollen stains) & Iris. But feel free to use whichever flower you like!
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- Paper plates or sheets of cardboard - Magnifying glass (optional) - Tweezers - Scissors How to Dissect a Flower: Lay your flower out over a paper plate, tray or sheet of cardboard. Gently separate the different parts of the flower. Try and find the following parts: Root, Petal, Leaf, Pollen & Stem.
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See below a short video on how to dissect a flower
Below is a link to a Flower Hunt Checklist worksheet. Take a look around your garden or when you go for a walk and tick off the flowers you can find. This is in a PDF form so easy to print off, if this is not possible then feel free to make your own with paper and a pen.
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| Flower Hunt Sheet.pdf | Download |
