Notes

Building Science Concepts is a series designed to support teachers of New Zealand children at curriculum levels 1-4. The books provide a structured approach to the teaching of science concepts, helping teachers to build children’s understandings from simple to more complex scientific ideas. Linked with the strands and achievement aims of Science in the New Zealand Curriculum. Looks at the main reproductive parts of a flowering plant (tupu puawai)- its flower (pua), fruit (hua), and seeds (kakano) and to understand something of their functions.