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Interactive Textbook
This section contains parts or full chapters of interactive textbooks that can be downloaded and have additional online activities. They generally cover some or even all of the syllabus outcomes, but may be sequenced differently.
Siyavula – Reproduction
The textbook chapter Reproduction in Angiosperms covers the following topics:
- asexual and sexual reproduction
- flower structures – male and female
- reproductive processes – pollination, fertilisation, seed dispersal, etc.
Click on the link below for the online textbook: https://www.siyavula.com/read/science/grade-7/sexual-reproduction/03-sexual-reproduction
There is also a PDF copy of the chapter available to download:
Siyavula-NS-yr7-Reproduction of Angiosperms_compressed
This resource is aligned with Year 7/Form 1 Science Curriculum:
Unit 10 Living Structures and Processes
| 7.10.1 know that there are two kinds of reproduction(k)
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7.10.1.1 identify some living things that reproduce:
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| 7.10.2 know forms of asexual and sexual reproduction (k) | 7.10.2.1 identify living organisms that asexually reproduce by: budding, splitting, vegetative regeneration and spores
7.10.2.2 state that in sexual reproduction each parent (male & female) produces special sex cells which join together to form a new organism 7.10.2.3 name some animals which reproduce sexually by:
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| 7.10.3 be able to show that a flower is the reproductive part of a plant (s) | 7.10.3.1 perform dissection of a flower to identify the reproductive parts, eg. Hibiscus flower |
| 7.10.4 know that seeds are part of the plant that will germinate and grow into a new plant (k) | 7.10.4.1 identify parts of a seed as: Tesla, cotyledon, embryo, plumule and radicle |
| 7.10.5 appreciate that seed dispersal contributes to plant distribution (a) | 7.10.5.1 identify a range of seed dispersal methods: wind, animal, water, & explosion |
| 7.10.6 be able to show germination in plant (s) | 7.10.6.1 carry out the germination process of corn and bean seeds (hypogeal and pigeal) |
| 7.10.7 understand that plant reproduction have stages (u) | 7.10.7.1 draw the sequence of events in the life cycle of a plant; mature plant, flowering, pollination & fertilization, seeding, germination, & new young plant develops |
Attribution:
The original PDF text “Grade 7 Natural Sciences” by Siyavula Education is licensed under CC BY 3.0 . The book has been separated into chapters.
Siyavula is an organisation based in South Africa which has produced high-quality, curriculum aligned Open Educational Resources in Maths and Science that can be shared, contextualised and accessed by anyone, anywhere. For more information see: https://www.siyavulaeducation.com/index.html