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- 9th
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Students investigate plants on their school grounds and discuss their observations using the questions imbedded in the lesson. They, in groups, complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate how flowering plants reproduce. They identify and describe the functions of the major sexual organs of a flower and fruit by examining and dissecting flowers and fruit. Full Review »
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- 6th - 11th
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Students work in small groups to create posters illustrating the major facts and functions of plant organs. Within their groups, they assume the role of specialists creating specialized posters pertaining to the different parts of plants. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify characteristics of different types of trees and view a PowerPoint presentation about trees. They explore a dichotomous key and use it to identify the species of different trees. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify trees by their leaf type. They manipulate the GPS system to load waypoints of particular trees in their community. They transfer their information of ten types of trees to ARCview for presentation purposes. They create a PowerPoint presentation to reflect their knowledge of tree types, uses of trees and digital pictures they took. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students become familiar with the life cycle of a tree in this cooperative lesson. Throughout the lesson, students are engaged in activities wherein they can study about the life cycle through literature and fine arts. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine different categories of plant life and their roles as producers of food and oxygen for other organisms. They study the evolution of plants from simple organisms to very complex ones. They look at the different classes of plants, vascular and non-vascular plants, ferns, and seed groups. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research resources needed to manage plant growth.They calculate total cost of all resources needed to grow seedlings.Students monitor seedling growth and track plant growth rates via spreadsheet and graphs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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This lab is designed to be used in an introductory biology class during a unit on plant biology. Prior to doing the lab, students should have already done some reading about and discussing of plant anatomy and reproduction. Angiosperms compose the largest group of plants currently found on Earth. Their distinguishing characteristic is that they produce flowers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create phylogenetic trees to diagram the evolutionary connection between four plant groups. Using ferns, moss, angiosperm, and gymnosperm, they identify the reproductive structures and place them on the tree. Their posters include examples of each plant group. Full Review »
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