Private Parts of plants and other things: * Examine/dissect several "private parts" of different plants: concepts: pollination strategies, interdependence (mutualism) - flowers (milkweed, sunflower, aster, goldenrod, grasses): flower parts, compound vs. simple - buds (flowers and leaves) - catkins (well, are they flowers or not?) - seeds (honey locust. sunflower, acorns, cones) - mushrooms/ferns: sex life of a spore * Other things: concepts: parasitism - galls: flower, leaf, branch galls. - look for wasps/flies/weevils/miners - witches brooms, twigs for leaf scars, bud scale scars. * Slides or other visual aids: pictures of flower parts, mycelium, spores