Ever wonder why there are so many varieties of apples? Due to a process called cross-pollination, apple breeding has allowed for the creation of many types of apples. Watch a video that explains how apples are given their creative names.

Concepts

apples, pollination, breeding, crops, seedlings, apple trees

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the lesson and have viewers watch the video outside of class saving class time for discussion and further exploration of the topic
• Have student groups research a type of apple and present their findings to the class, adding a visual aspect to support new information

Classroom Considerations

• The video demonstrates cross-pollination in a video game or computer program format; consider letting viewers know this is not how farmers practice cross-pollination

Pros

• Describes the process for how different types of apples are grown
• Speaker talks clearly and is easy to understand
• The link comes with the video, discussion questions, a quiz to check for understanding, and links for further research

Cons

• None