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- 9th - 10th
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Students distinguish the characteristics that separate the flowering plants (angiosperms). Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify what makes a seed, what gymnosperms are and where they can be found, and the importance of gymnosperms. They identify conifers and explain how they reproduce. Full Review »
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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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- 10th
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Students visit the New York Botanical Garden and draw angiosperms and gymnosperms from different terrestrial biomes. They label their drawing with the common and scientific names. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students compare a variety of plants and contrast methods of reproduction and seed dispersal. They identify the concept of adaptation and examine examples in a hands-on activity. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the differences in nonvascular and vascular plants. They compare the differences between gymnosperm and angiosperms. Students compare the differences between moocots and dicots. They view a powerpoint presentation on the Monocots vs. Dicots. 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 »

