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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flower Dissection

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students dissect three different flowers and compare and contrast them. In this flowers lesson plan, students learn about the flower anatomy and then dissect their own flowers.
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PPT
Curated OER

Introduction to Plant Reproduction

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Eight objectives pertaining to plant reproduction are stated and addressed in this presentation. Objectives include defining sexual and asexual reproduction, comparing monocots to dicots, explaining flower types, and more. Some of the...
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Handout
Cornell University

Weed IPM

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Go on a weed hunt! Scholars gain insight into the characteristics of plants and examine the outdoor environment in order to identify five different types of weeds. Learners then show what they know with a one-page reflection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eat Your Flowers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students grow flowers in different soil mediums to determine the effect on flavor.  In this investigative lesson students study flowers, plant them and taste them to see how they differ in different potting soils. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

'Flowers-Smile of Divine Love' and 'A Magic Flowers of Wishes'

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine poetry and art to see the beauty of flowers. Researching one type of flower, they become experts and share their information with others. They express their emotions through art or poetry. They explore how flowers are...
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Lesson Plan
Science 4 Inquiry

Plant Structures Lab Stations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
In China, hibiscus is known as the shoe flower because it is used to polish shoes, while in Hawaii, it is honored as the state flower. Young scientists learn about the structure and function of flowers. They dissect hibiscus flowers,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fabulous Fantastic Flowers!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study flowers and identify their major parts. In this flowers lesson plan, students research flowers, learn about their life cycle, label their major parts, and make tissue paper flowers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Flowers in the Fall

For Students 6th - 8th
In this identifying wildflowers instructional activity, students examine the 12 pictured fall flowers and watch a movie to see if they can identify them all.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wild Flower Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students photograph as many different kinds of wild flowers that they see around their school. In this wild flower lesson plan, students take different pictures of wild flowers after identifying their characteristics and coming up with a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Meaning of Flowers

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore the messages sent in bouquets. In this messages lesson, students research the meaning of various flowers by researching online. Young scholars draw a picture of a bouquet with the meanings of the flowers written...
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PPT
Curated OER

Plant Reproduction Chapter #4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The only way to employ a plant reproduction presentation void of pictures is to support it with actual sample flowers. Botany beginners learn about plant reproduction through an underdeveloped outline of flower structures, reproductive...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Groups

For Students 3rd - 4th
Compare different types of leaves in a science exploration. First, third graders identify common characteristics of various plants, such as daisies, fir needles, and cypress leaves. They then determine if the plants in each group are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"O'Keefe Flowers"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Even the smallest things in nature are big when you paint like Georgia O'Keefe. Master the art of color choice and larger-than-life drawing with a lesson that helps little ones draw a normal object in a larger scale. This is a good art...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating the Structure of the Flower

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate the structure of the flower. In this biology lesson plan, students examine the basic anatomy of a flower by means of creating a model and understand the proportional relationships of the various parts illustrated.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Growing Fruit: Different Types of Fruit

For Students 5th - 7th
In this fruit worksheet, students read about 3 different types of fruit and answer short answer questions about them. Students answer 3 short answer questions.
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PPT
Biology Junction

Seed Plants: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
One of the reasons plants found success on land relates to seed development. Scholars learn about many different forms of seeds and how they changed over time. It describes the structure and function of many different types of seeds in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Find the Spring Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this spring flowers worksheet, students define, discuss, locate and circle or highlight six different types of spring flowers in a word search puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning To Look

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate a flower plant and the plant cycle. They extend observational skills when looking at a tree by observing, questioning and sharing ideas. They observe a living and nonliving flower and compare and contrast how...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sorting Flower Leaves With Keys

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sorting flower leaves worksheet, students sort flower leaves with a key that involves the following phrases: five leaflets, three leaflets, heart-shaped, compound, simple and hand-shaped. Students sort 4 different types of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Planting a Rainbow Bulletin Board

For Teachers K
Students explore a variety of colors and shapes after reading the story, "Planting A Rainbow," by Lois Ehlert. The tracking and reading of labels attached to diagrams form an experience in vocabulary development in this lesson.
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Activity
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Teach Engineering

Design Inspired by Nature

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Let nature guide your engineering designs. By taking apart a flower, pupils learn about reverse engineering. They use the results to brainstorm designs for new products or ideas. This is the seventh installment of a nine-part Life...
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Activity
Curated OER

Handprint Flowers in Pot

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete an art project.  In this Mother's Day lesson, students use their handprints, construction paper and other materials to create a hand print flower pot.  Students give their creation to their mothers as a gift on Mother's...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Flower Population

For Students 9th - 12th
In this flower population worksheet, students use a diagram of first and second generations of a flower population to complete 2 short answer questions about genotype and allelic frequency.
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PPT
Curated OER

Beyond Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
This PowerPoint jumps right into the details of unusual traits and how they are coded.  The epistasis patterns in Labradors are used as a main example, and many instances of polygenic inheritance malfunctions are explained. All of this...