Horticulture Lesson Plans

Students determine that the lands the English settled on were owned and inhabited by 70,000 Indians. They consider that the London Company sold land charters to the English, which gave them illegal title to lndian land and that the Puritans established the largest colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, which had two branches: Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Students assess the personalities of Ugandan politicians Yoweri Museveni and Nasser Ntege Sebaggala in the context of modern Ugandan politics, and decide which one might make a better leader of Uganda. Students then consider what their own politicial campaigns may be like for offices of their choice, appraising their individual strengths and weaknesses of character.

Students study flowers, pollination, fertilization, and seed formation. They develop an understanding of the pollination process, and its importance in the production of fruits and vegetables.

Fourth graders engage in an activity that is concerned with the finding of the reproductive parts of a flower. Also, 4th graders spend time gathering information to be informed about each part of the flower. They dissect a flower and label the parts of it while completing a chart.

Students in an upper level Biology class focus upon the problem of aggression by conducting research and reviewing the Scientific Method. They apply it to the real life problem by making a hypothesis and creating some possible solutions.

Students investigate the concepts related to creating and performing a dramatized play. They take part in a series of different activities that include writing, acting, and analyzing the meaning of the play. Students read and create their own dramas.

Fifth graders track the sunrise and sunset from December to March. They determine the amount of daylight present during winter in Ile a la Crosse and in Australia. They discover that when we have winter it is summer in Australia.

Fifth graders look at pictures of transportation from then and now. They do a before activity of writing attributes lists for the transportation of then and now. Once attributes lists are done and complete they use the attributes list to write a descriptive paragraph about the transportation for then, and a descriptive paragraph about transportation now.

Fifth graders study how animals change their coats for the winter and that plants go to the dormancy stage in the winter. They identify components of habitat as food, water, shelter and space and apply knowledge of these components to habitat requirements of various species of animals.

Fifth graders research and investigate their family trees, play a sliding marble game and make a traditional meal to share with their families. They interview their own grandfather about what life was like for them during a winter season.