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- 3rd - 5th
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Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students explore plants and recognize that they are living things that require light and water to grow; students identify, name and match the parts of plants. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students discuss what plants require in order to grow, identify plant parts and their functions and discuss a video about plants. They conduct a controlled experiment with bean seeds and then record and observe the bean plants. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on growing plants. They plant seeds in various ways, make predictions, develop a plant journal, evaluate and analyze the growth of the seeds, label the parts of a seed, and identify the edible plant parts. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students read and dramatize the stories "The Tiny Seed" and "The Carrot Seed" as an introduction to seeds and what they become. They work in small groups to plant their own seeds and over the span of a week (+ or -)students keep track of the gro Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students study what plants need to grow by viewing a computer simulation growth model. They write up a plant growth experiment using computer based frames. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students experience growing plants in the classroom. They research the uses, past and present of they're chosen herb. They examine how we know about this plant and why it was important in history. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students investigate the basic needs of a growing plant and make predictions regarding what a seed needs in order to grow. They draw their seed predictions, listen to the book "From Seed to Plant" by Gail Gibbons, and analyze their predictions for accuracy. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate finding a solution to growing plants in space. They define key vocabulary terms, conduct an experiment growing plants, explore various websites, and participate in a live video conference with NASA regarding the results of their plant experiment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students measure and record their height in centimeters on a graph. By integrating math and science, students collect data and apply graphing skills to the experiences they are having growing plants. Finally, students identify how to measure their plants to the nearest centimeter and start keeping data of their plant growth on a bar graph. Full Review »
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