Third graders make a chart to compare the growth of a wheat plant verses the growth of a rice plant. For this planting lesson plan, 3rd graders study the growth of the 2 plants and show the similarities and differences.

Though they be but little, they are fierce! Young biologists read about eight different species of ants, and discover how the anatomy of their heads can explain the way they live and what they eat.

Students create a pumpkin art project that outlines the life cycle of a pumpkin in order to learn the growth process of this particular vegetable. In this pumpkin art lesson, students first review the life cycle of a pumpkin as a class,...

Students answer questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy after reading the book, How Groundhog's Garden Grew, by Lynne Cherry.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students respond to 6 questions, one per taxonomy level, to...

Students practice graphing and other math skills to track number of honeybee colonies present in United States since 1978, discuss major crops that are dependent on insect pollinators, and examine reasons for decline of United States...