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Labeling Parts of a Flower

Seven flower parts — stigma, style, anther, filament, ovary, sepal, and receptacle — are labeled on a diagram, defined in a set of vocabulary sentences, and reviewed through a cut-and-label activity and a matching fill-in-the-blank check-up with its own answer key.
Grades
Grades 5–7, Middle School, Elementary
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Updated May 19, 2023

Subject
Science, Life Sciences, Nature & Plants, Basic Science
Topic
parts of a flower, labeling a flower
Resource types
Parts of and Anatomy of, Worksheets & Printables
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About this resource

What's inside this resource

This beautiful Labeling Parts of a Flower resource is a set of worksheets will help your students identify and understand the function of each part of a flower.

Perfect for students to remember the location of each part and for vocabulary retention.

Included in this Labeling Parts of a Flower are:

  • - Parts of a Flower Poster in B&W

  • - Parts of a Flower Poster in color

  • - Labeling parts of a flower cut and glue activity

  • - Labeling parts of a flower cut and glue activity in color

    • - A reading handout for students to read about what each part does and be able to locate it in the diagram as they read.

  • - Flower power vocabulary check-up

  • - answer key

In this Labeling Parts of a Flower resource, the flower power vocabulary check-up activity includes the following vocabulary terms:

  • - anther

  • - ovary

  • - filament

  • - style

  • - sepal

  • - stigma

  • - receptacle.

This resource was designed for students in middle schools or higher elementary school grades. Check the thumbnails to see how your students can benefit from this Labeling Parts of a Flower resource.


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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Label the seven main parts of a flower (stigma, style, anther, filament, ovary, sepal, receptacle) on a diagram.

  • Define the function of each flower part, including the composite structures stamen and pistil.

  • Complete fill-in-the-blank definition sentences using correct flower-part vocabulary, then self-check against the included answer key.

Teaching tips

  • Use the two identical cut-and-label activity copies as a first attempt and a corrected retry, since the diagram and word bank are identical on both pages.

  • Introduce stamen and pistil only after students have mastered the seven individually labeled parts, since both terms combine parts already covered (stamen = anther + filament; pistil = stigma + style + ovary).

  • Have students self-check their completed vocabulary check-up against the included answer key before submitting it for a grade.

Skills covered

  • Flower-part identification — students label a diagram with the seven parts (stigma, style, anther, filament, ovary, sepal, receptacle).

  • Reproductive-structure vocabulary — students learn that stamen and pistil are composite terms combining several individually labeled parts.

  • Definition-based vocabulary recall — students complete fill-in-the-blank sentences naming each flower part from its function, then verify answers against the included key.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the terms "stamen" and "pistil" relate to the seven parts labeled on the diagram?

Stamen and pistil are composite terms introduced on the "Closer Look" page rather than individually labeled on the diagram: the stamen is the anther together with its supporting filament, and the pistil is the ovary, stigma, and style together.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Flower anatomy

  • Plant reproduction

  • Vocabulary

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