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Native Plant Restoration Project
Learners distinguish between exotic and native plant species. They work in groups in the field to restore a natural habitat. A class map is created to reflect their work in the field.
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Eco-Logical: A Coastal Logic Problem
Fourth graders study the characteristics of five coastal communities. They use logic cards and matching activities to identify the proper community for plant and animal species.
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Learning Trees
Students create three-dimensional different species of trees to build their understanding of plant life and woodland ecosystems.
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Growing Jack and the Beanstalk Plants
First graders investigate how plants grow by growing their own "beanstalk", (after reading "Jack and the Beanstalk") and record their observations daily in a science journal.
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Tree Chain Game
Learners identify the necessary factors for seed germination and plant growth in a game format.
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Motte Rimrock Reserve: Lesson Plan for Flora
Students study the flora of Motte Rimrock Reserve while observing organisms in their natural environment. They use a dichotomous key to identify plants.
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Discovering Science with Lewis & Clark
Students photograph plants and contribute their pictures to a class powerpoin on plant variety.
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MANAGING THE SCHOOL FOREST
Students study how to plant a seedling, how to mulch the trees into the nursery bed, transplant seedlings to another site or school, and determine why we need to water and mulch trees.
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Plant Parts with Sequencing Cube
Third graders listen to the story, Jack's Garden by Henry Cole. They learn the parts of the plant by looking at live plants.
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The Plastic Bag Greenhouse
Third graders observe plants and record their growth. They describe the parts of plants in detail including the roots, stems and leaves.
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University of California Botanical Garden Field Trip
Pupils explore plant species and the climates and conditions in their environment. They explore this living museum on the Garden's thirty-four acres to encounter over 13,000 plant species from around the globe.
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What Makes a Healthy Plant?
Students predict the effects of water, light, and soil on the development of a plant and then design an experiment to test their predictions.
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?
Fourth graders control variables to determine the effect on plant growth. They collect information by observing and measuring and construct simple graphs, tables, maps and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.
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Parts of a Plant
Students record observations about parts of plants including leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. They use Kid Pix to draw a picture of a plant and to label the parts of the plant.
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Growing Plants with Worm Castings
Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data.
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Effects of Seed Soaking on Germination
Students explain the standard growth pattern of a monocot seedling and word process a finished essay.
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The Needs of Living Things
Students watch video clips of animals and plants in their natural environment, to gather evidence that all living things have basic survival needs. Students draw pictures of real or imaginary pets eating, drinking, breathing, and taking...
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Plant Activities: Grow a Plant
Learners plant seeds and watch their plants grow in the classroom while learning about the process.
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Plant Activities: To Dye For
Students use natural plant dyes to color their clothing as they did in the past.
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Germinating Seeds on Gelatin
Students germinate seeds in unflavored gelatin to which liquid house plant food has been added. Students observe and record plant growth in this medium with a variety of variables in a number of experiments.
Arizona State University
Asu: Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications
This extremely detailed article begins with a basic introduction of photosynthetic processes and expands to more complex applications and related scientific ideas.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Archetypes: Themes and Situations [Pdf]
This 24-page PDF presentation focuses on Archetypes including themes and situations. It includes the discussion of themes such as supernatural world, human relationships, forces of nature, and many more.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Eoct Preparation
Students participate in this comprehensive review to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all topics within the scope of this biology course in preparation for successful completion of the Georgia End of Course Exam. It can also be...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Redwoods at Redwood National Park
This video segment from NatureScene describes the characteristics of redwood trees at Redwood National Park. [4:02]