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Fantastic Flower

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a clever lesson on pollination of flowers for you. In it, learners study the anatomy of a flower, and play a game in which they simulate the process of pollination. This fine plan brings in elements of art, physical education,...
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The Science Spot

Flower Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about plants and pollination with a worksheet about the parts of a flower. After labeling the anatomy of a flower using a word bank, kids explain the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination, and unscramble the...
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The Bean Book

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
A well-designed book on beans teaches kids about the anatomy of a bean. They cut out parts of a bean and paste them together. There are a lot of good descriptions of the parts of beans, such as the embryo, stored food, and the seed coat....
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Fifth Grade Science Assessment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science assessment worksheet, students complete a 25 question multiple choice quiz about biology. Plant and animal anatomy is included.
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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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A Botanists View

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore plant and seed structure. They dissect a seed and identify its parts. In addition, they explain the function and compare and contrast monocotyledon and dicotlyledons.
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Modeling The Anatomy Of A Grass Plant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structure of a typical and generalized grass plant. They visualize the structures of a grass plant by constructing a paper model. In addition, they identify the names and structural relationships of the parts of a...
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Look at Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe and sort tree leaves. In this plant biology activity, students observe various types of leaves and identify the characteristics of each leaf. Learners measure and sort leaves according to size and color.
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Plant Reproduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the different parts and function of a flower's reproductive system. In this biology lesson, students explain how pollination works. They watch a video and practice labeling parts of both flower and leaf.
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Rain Bird Corporation

Rain Forest Teaching Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Take young naturalists on an exploration of the world's tropical rainforests with this extensive collection of lessons and activities. Whether its creating leaf and flower prints or investigating the absorption spectrum of chlorophyl,...
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Mutualism and Co-evolution A study of Flowering Plants and their Pollinators: Biology, Plants

For Teachers All
These lessons use a variety of methods and approaches to teach flowering plant biology which includes seed germination; plant growth and food production through photosynthesis; plant transpiration and respiration; sexual reproduction...
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Soil pH & Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the pH of the soil in which different plants grow. They design and carry out an experiment to determine the factors that affect the growth of a population of plants, identifying and controlling major variables...
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Researching Plant Life

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the process of photosynthesis. Given websites about plant life, 4th graders retrieve and record accurate information about the parts of the plant and photosynthesis. Students solve a "Plant Life Mystery" from...
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Butterfly Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify that Idaho is a home to 168 species of butterflies and they are an important part of many habitats. They also identify how to use the Digital Atlas of Idaho and write a report regarding information of their assigned...
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The Bird Project

For Teachers 7th
Students explore the different characteristics and features of birds. In this life science lesson, students research information on the bird of their choice. They prepare a report and present their findings in class.
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Insect Biology and Ecology: A Primer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore insects and closely related organisms. They examine the growth and development of a lady beetle. Students classify insects and organize them. They investigate pest management.
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Botanical Illustration with Watercolor Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine anatomy of flowers as depicted in watercolor drawings, and create their own artwork.
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Looking at Flowers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their bee sticks to cross-pollinate their Fast Plants and also focus in on the anatomy of flowers. They analyze how the parts of a system go together, and how these parts depend on each other. Finally, students describe...
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Cell Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore biology by researching living cells. In this living organism instructional activity, students participate in a role-playing activity in which all the students in class form one plant cell by portraying specific parts of...
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Flower Dissection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate th anatomy of a flower. They investigate the structures and processes by which flowering plants generate pollen, ovules, seeds, and fruit through dissection,
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Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students discover what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments. They form explanations for the result of crossing a true-breeding round pea plant with a true-breeding wrinkled pea plant (the F1 generation) and for the results...
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From One Seed Grow Many Seeds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying plants by singing a song.  In this plant life lesson, 1st graders sing the song "Parts of a Plant" which is based on the anatomy of sunflowers.  Students discover agriculture techniques while viewing a...
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Great Gravity, Batman!

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders are introduced to the effect of gravity on plant growth. They describe the major processes and mechanisms by which plants grow, develop, and supply various products, including energy and nutrition, needed by other...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore animal characteristics by participating in a bat environment game. In this natural habitat lesson, 3rd graders identify the physical anatomy of a bat and discuss their eating and sleeping habits. Students conduct a...

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