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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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Aquaculture Production in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the basics of aquaculture and how to successfully raise aquatic plants and animals.  In this water lesson students perform water quality tests on fish tanks, record and graph their results. 
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Cell Theory, Plant And Animal Cell Comparison

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study plant and animal cells.  In this investigative instructional activity students draw their own animal cells and label them. 
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Container Gardening: Direct Seeding

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this science experiment activity, students record a check next to the 10 plants that they plan on growing in containers. Students place their containers in full sunlight.
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Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore plant needs and growth. In this plant science lesson, students use a cereal box to complete a plant growth graph activity.
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Plant a Seed

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a seed and plant growth activity. In this plant growth lesson, students read about Lady Bird Johnson and then answer questions about her role in the beautification and the environment. Students participate in a seed...
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Grow Your Own Grub

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study plant needs and growth by completing a gardening activity. In this plant study lesson, students watch a video and discuss plant growth needs. Students plant seeds in containers and water the plants. Students take photos of...
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Plant Party

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars identify plant parts. In this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Young scholars identify the parts of their...
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HFS-What do we have growing on the school grounds?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe school grounds and take pictures of plants, trees, and bushes for identification. In this plant life lesson, students identify plants with the help of guides and resources.
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Shelter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study shelter and how plants, animals, and people must have shelter to survive. In this shelter lesson, students read paragraphs about various shelters and their necessity with plants, animals, and people.
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S-O-I-L Soil

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research soil, its nutrients, and plant growth. In this soil lesson plan, 5th graders create soil journals, trace flowers, and include nutrient information on each petal. Students read an excerpt from "McBroom Tells the...
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Little Sprout

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils plant seeds. In this producers lesson, students compare plants and list what they have in common. They discuss what plants need in order to grow. Pupils then plant seeds and observe them as they grow.
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If I Were A ...? Plant Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant activity, students pretend they are a type of plant of their choice, then answer 5 questions from the plant's point of view.
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Flowering Plants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this flowering plants worksheet, students read information about flowering plants. Students then draw and label a flower.
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Plant Parts Resource Pages

For Students 3rd
In this plant worksheet, students study the names of plant parts and the function of each part. There are no questions associated with this page.
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Plant Changes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this plant changes worksheet, students choose a tree or plant to watch throughout the year. Students then draw the plant during the changing seasons.
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Biology Needs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this life needs worksheet, students tick the box that is true about the needs for plants, animals, and humans. Students then write about the information.
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Cells, The Structural and Functional Units of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the general structure and organelles of plant and animal cells. Students prepare microscope slides of elodea, onion, check, and cork and identify the cells by size and shape as unicellular, multicellular, plant or animal.
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Plant Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students locate the words related to plants within the word search puzzle. Students increase their plant vocabulary by finding the 12 words.
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Growing Plants

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this plant growth worksheet, students read the 4 descriptions and then draw in the picture that illustrates the plant growth cycles.
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Inside of a Cell

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by determining what organelles are found in plant or animal cells and their functions.
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Cells

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about cells. In this cells lesson plan, students take several days to learn about plant and animal cells and make their own edible cells with a cookie and icing.
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We Eat Plant Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this edible plants activity, students study several elements to a root, leaf, fruit, and stem of a plant. Students complete several questions and draw the different elements.
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Parts of a Plant - Strawberry Plant

For Students 4th - 5th
In this plant parts worksheet, students study the picture of the strawberry plant and the terms. Students then label the plant by the correct part.