Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants seem to grow wherever they can. How? Plants can't move on their own. So how does a plant start growing in a new area? Learn more about seeds and seed...

Second graders learn how plants depend on animals to disperse their seeds. Students will learn about ways that animals can disperse seeds. They will design their own model and compare it to the real action of plants and animals. In the...

Use this guide and some everyday materials to learn about plants and start your own garden.

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce without seeds.

A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce by seeds.

Read about the life cycle of dandelions from their first appearance in the spring. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.

This site has excellent resources for teaching students about plants. It has a guide to scientific investigation and a glossary of plant terms. There are three lessons that each include a slideshow on the parts of a plant, the needs of...

Students will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.

Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...

A collection of teaching resources to help students explore plants! Resources investigate anatomy of plants, reproduction and life cycles, fruits, seeds, classification, photosynthesis, factors that affect plant growth, and respiration....

This activity engages students in story retelling to Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. Students will participate in interactive storytelling as they write sentences and illustrate pictures about seed travel.

Students plant sunflower seeds in plastic cups, and once germinated, these are exposed to different conditions of light levels and/or soil moisture contents. During exposure of the plants to these different conditions, students measure...

We all know that plants need sunlight and water to grow big and tall. But did you know that inside seeds are baby plants, and that the fragile baby plant inside the seed needs to be protected? If you've ever had a sunburn, you also know...

Learn how to grow cacti and other succulent plants from seed. Site deals with winter care of seedlings, insect pests, germination, and much more.

If you have ever made a wish and blown the fluff of a dandelion, you have witnessed how some plants are adapted to spreading their seeds using the wind. The tiny, furry parachute allows the seeds to be picked up by the wind and to be...

Visitors of this site will discover what plant life is found in the tundra and how they are able to survive the adverse weather conditions. Click on the yellow flower to start.

This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...

Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...

In this lesson plan, young students will be able to identify a plant's parts, explain their functions, diagram a plant, and create a mobile to demonstrate their understanding.

A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of angiosperms, plants that produce seeds in fruit.

A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of gymnosperms.

This lesson focuses on seeds and the plants they grow into. It includes kinds and sizes of seeds, pollination of plants, plant parts, how seeds travel, and what plants need to grow.

Help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. Students will learn to describe a seed's structure and what's needed for seed growth.