Notes on the story – Fruits of the autumn

Links to the story Key Stage 2 and 3 programmes of study Possible learning outcomes Big ideas
Fruits of the autumn explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal (KS2) reproduction in plants, including flower structure, wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation and dispersal, including quantitative investigation of some dispersal mechanisms (KS3) Know that fruits contain seeds; some fruits are eaten by animals, which help to disperse the seeds life depends upon life adventures in time and in space autumn stories
The autumn is a special time in Nowhere Wood, partly because of the fruit and nuts that appear, supporting a cast of herbivores that feed on them. This, in turn, supports various food chains. This story considers the mutually beneficial relationships between blackberry plants and blackbirds. 

Fruits of the autumn

Links to the story Key Stage 2 and 3 programmes of study Possible learning outcomes Big ideas
Fruits of the autumn explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal (KS2) reproduction in plants, including flower structure, wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation and dispersal, including quantitative investigation of some dispersal mechanisms (KS3) Know that fruits contain seeds; some fruits are eaten by animals, which help to disperse the seeds life depends upon life adventures in time and in space autumn stories
The autumn is a special time in Nowhere Wood, partly because of the fruit and nuts that appear, supporting a cast of herbivores that feed on them. This, in turn, supports various food chains. This story considers the mutually beneficial relationships between blackberry plants and blackbirds.