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A First Look at the Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - K
For any teacher who is planning a field trip to Missouri's Botanical Garden, this lesson packet is a must-have! In it, young learners engage in pre-visit activities so they will be prepared to get the most out of their trip. There are...
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A Financial Flower Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students study about the US Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Students build their own class botanical garden. Students offer multiplication skills to the building of their own garden.
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The Value of a Garden

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work cooperatively. In this environmental lesson plan, students will start by discussing an article and its questions prior to receiving a handout. There are two versions of the handout depending if your students are AP or...
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Adopt A Tree

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils list characteristics that make some plants "trees," identify parts of the tree and their basic functions, describe how trees grow, and recognize products we get from trees and the environmental importance of trees.
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Floor Sculptures

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore visual arts by completing a recycling activity. In this botany science instructional activity, students examine the natural layout of plants in a garden environment. Students utilize wire, wood and other arts and craft...
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Beautiful Soil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover what are the components of soil. They examine how it is formed and it's importance. They engage in garden activities and processes. They hold a handful of garden soil and describe what they see. They take a...
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Mini-Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use plastic bottles to create terrariums and plant Venus Flytraps. They observe the plants and the terrariums for illustrations of the water cycle and species' adaptations to a specific environment.
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What Are Heritage Plants?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars listen to a story, plant seeds, and study about heritage seeds. They read seed packages for plant needs and sizes, plant seeds. They read story "How Groundhog's Garden Grew" which covers many activities of planting, ...
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Season Seeking

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
It's a time of change. A hands-on activity engages young scientists in a lesson highlighting the change of seasons. They brainstorm indicators of season changes in nature and then look for them. Next, they record observations in a field...
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Habitat is Home

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students complete a picture to show things found in their homes.  In this habitat lesson, students discuss and make a class picture of an animal habitat and its four basic needs.  Students sing a song. Students create their own habitat...
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Albedo, Reflectivity, and Absorption

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
What is reflectivity, and what does it have to do with the Earth's climate? As reflectivity is measured by albedo, scientists can gather information on Earth's energy balances that relate to global warming or climate change. Budding...
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Birds, Birds, Birds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore one bird a day and eventually put together a book about each of the birds they learn.
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Learning From Leaves: A Look at Leaf Color

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students cover thermometers with different colored fabric swatches and place them in a sunny location. They record the temperature of each and apply their results to leaf color in plants from different environments.
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Seed Types

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students dissect seeds. In this seed dissection lesson, students discover the anatomy of seeds. After dissecting seeds, students hypothesize and design the perfect seed to survive in a dry forest.
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What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Air

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether plants need air in order to survive and grow. They discuss natural resources, analyze slides, and observe and record data from the experiment.
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What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Light

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to evaluate whether plants need light to survive and grow. They observe and gather data about plant responses to different growth regimes, analyze the data, and make conclusions about basic plant needs.
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What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Soil

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to evaluate whether plants need soil to survive and grow. They plant two seeds, one with soil and one without, make predictions, and record and analyze the seed germination results on a worksheet.
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Plant Cell Crime Scene

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Use science to solve the mystery of the Poplar murder. Pupils use forensic botany to determine if a suspect could be the killer. By analyzing images from a Transmission Electron Microscope, learners determine if the material found on the...
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Plant Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an experiment that involves plant classification. They identify and are able to employ three methods of classifying leaves. Each student classifies leaves by each of the following methods: K-I 4.b, d, & e;...
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Growing Native Plants From Seed

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders plant seeds of native plants. They study the concepts of native plants, where they grow, how they grow, and why they are so special. They assess long term care monitoring the seedlings as they grow and write the name...
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Hidden Colors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discover presence of different colors hidden in green leaves by performing a chromatography experiment on chopped green leaves.
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Seeds of Change

For Teachers K - 5th
Students recognize, compare and contrast physical characterisics of seeds, identify parts of a peanut seed, and observe and record the growth rate and habits of a variety of seeds.
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Learning From Leaves: A Look at Leaf Size

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils measure and analyze leaves from various environments. They discuss the environments, and make inferences about environmental variables that could have contributed to the differences in leaf size and texture.
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Learning From Leaves: From Observation to Inference

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine the adaptation of plants to their environments. They analyze and observe the structure, shape, and internal structure of various leaves, and make inferences about the structures.

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