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A Rain Garden Year

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Pupils become plants in an interpretive play that depicts what happens throughout the seasons in a rain garden. As you narrate, students bloom, flower, and go to seed accordingly. The lesson is first in a series of lessons written for...
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Curated OER

Sunlight and Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners design and conduct an experiment to discover the role of direct sunlight on plants during germination and after germination. They plant corn and lima beans in small containers which they place in direct sunlight from a window...
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Sowing Seeds of the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners explore how to preserve native wild plants and garden crops. In this science lesson, students play the role of botanists and research North American plants. Learners create a presentation about their findings.
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Where do Plants Get their Food?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this where do plants get their food worksheet, learners design an experiment that will disprove the idea that plants obtain their food from soil. Students will set up their experiment and design a data table that will record data over...
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Reproduction of Animals and Plants Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this crossword puzzle, students answer 27 clues about vocabulary terms related to the reproduction of both animals and plants.
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Reproduction of Animals and Plants Crossword Puzzle Answers

For Students 7th - 9th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students are given the answers to 18 clues about vocabulary related to the reproduction of animals and plants.
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Growing a Lawn

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research plant growth. In this plant growth lesson, students explore the needs of plants. Students compare and contrast grass and broadleaf plants and grow a miniature lawn in a cup of soil. Resources are provided.
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Designing a Germination Experiment

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explore botany by participating in a seed experiment. In this plant nutrition instructional activity, students define several science experiment vocabulary terms like observation, treatment, and replicate. Students utilize...
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Tank Trials - Measuring Germination

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe and measure seed germination. In this life science lesson, students use 'tanks' to observe a set of seeds as they germinate and begin growing, make predictions, and record their data. Lesson includes background teacher...
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The Amazing Tomato

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students gain an understanding of where our food comes from. In this plant life lesson, students review what plants need for growth and how long it takes them to grow. Students research which plants it takes to make salsa. Students then...
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The Organization and Function of Plants

For Students 6th - 9th
In this plant worksheet, learners investigate the structures and functions of plants. They also study seed germination through the use of a wall chart.
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Organizer
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Seed Plant Reinforcement

For Students 6th - 8th
In this plant worksheet, students contrast gymnosperms and angiosperms by completing a table and using information from their textbook. They also identify 5 plants as either monocot or dicot and complete 3 short answer questions about...
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Investigating Seed Germination and Tropisms

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars use the various steps of the scientific method to construct and carry out a detailed laboratory investigation (including a control). They demonstrate how various environmental factors may affect the process of seed...
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Do Medicines Grow on Trees and Plants?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities.
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Estimation of Population Growth By Counting Offspring: Seed Multiplication

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners calculate the reproductive rate of a plant that creates multi seed fruits. They graph exponential growth and the complete a series of questions that help them infer that natural selection processes are at work in this population.
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Plant Life

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders 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...
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It's About Time

Competition Among Organisms

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Who knew plants could be so competitive? Join your class as they observe plants competing for space and nutrients. Middle and high schoolers describe possible effects of introducing a new species into an already established ecosystem,...
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Garden Earth Naturalist Club

Parts of a Flower! Flower Dissection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sometimes the best way to learn about plants is to see the different parts of a plant yourself. Groups of learners dissect flowers to answer questions about what they observe and what they wonder about their flower.
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Plantable Pulp Cards

For Teachers K - 8th
What a great way to give a gift that keeps on giving! These homemade plantable cards are not only beautiful, but can be planted into the ground to sprout in the right season. Incorporate this project in a science unit, or for a Mother's...
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Photo Synthesis and Transpiration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers germinate pea seeds and plant the seeds. They experiment with different amounts of light and darkness on the plant growth.
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Organizer
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How Do Plants Reproduce?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this plant reproduction worksheet, students will complete a Venn diagram by comparing and contrasting gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the differences between plants with seeds and seedless.  In this fruits and vegetables lesson students examine some vegetables and nuts that are really fruits.
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PPT
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Evolution of Plants

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This is a wonderful PowerPoint! It gives excellent details of different types of ferns and their characteristics which help them to survive and produce spores in many varied habitats.
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A Priceless Collection

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read and discuss the background of plants, seeds, and gene banks and grow seeds on their own. In this seeds lesson plan, students also use maps to identify seed banks and research plant farmers.

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