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Changing Planet: Withering Plants - Stressing Over Lost Water
Expectant earth scientists examine the bottom side of a leaf and learn the role of the stomata. They consider the gas exchange that occurs through these structures and relate how the climate is changing to its impact on food crops. This...
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Paper Clay Leaves
Using real leaves to imprint clay, your class will see a natural effect on their individual projects. This is a fabulous way to study leaf anatomy in science. Or, you can focus on mixing colors to recreate the original. These leaves can...
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Leaf Weight-Loss Plan
Students measure the weight of a container of leaves daily to discover how quickly it grows lighter as the foliage dries.
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Introduction to Plant Science
Although the formatting is less than perfect and some of the pictures are blurry, the information in this presentation on plants is pertinent. Viewers will be able to compare and contrast plants with animals. They will learn about...
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Parts of the Plants that we Eat
First graders study plants and their parts to see what parts are edible. In this plant lesson students are assigned plant parts and they are to put them in the right category.
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Look At Those Leaves!
Young scholars collect, measure and classify leaves. In this inquiry-based sorting and classifying lesson, students look at various types of leaves they have collected and measure them using a standard unit of measurement. Next, they...
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Plant Parts Chapter #3
A few diagrams and bullet-point notes fill the 24 slides of this presentation on plant parts. The content is advanced enough for high school or college botany courses. The diagrams, however, are of substandard quality and quantity. You...
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Leaf Patterns
First graders explore the existence of patterns in everyday items. In this science and math integrated instructional activity, 1st graders match leaves with a name word card and organize them into four patterns. This instructional...
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Leaf: Print and Color
In this word recognition activity, students trace the word "Leaf," write the word independently, and color the picture of the labeled leaf.
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Autumn Leaf: Print and Color
For this word recognition worksheet, learners trace the words "autumn leaf," write the words independently, and color the picture of the leaf.
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What is a Plant?
In this plant worksheet, 5th graders will use a word bank to label 6 parts of a plant. Then students will label 5 plant reproductions statements as true or false.
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Using Symbols to Add
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify how addition sentences can tell a story. Then they identify how many objects there are in all. Students also identify what each symbols represents in an addition sentence.
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Leaf Unit
Students complete a unit on leaves and their functions. They identify leaves and the trees they belong to, read various books, observe the process of photosynthesis on a flannel board, and create a leaf collage.
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Autumn
Students observe the different patterns of leaves and record their observations after reading the book "Autumn Leaves".
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DRASING NATURE
Students take samples of local trees and identify the tree using a field guide. They keep data for the tree on the Tree ID sheet. They create leaf, seed, bark, and flower prints and paint them.
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Parts of a Plant Lesson
Students, after reading about the parts of a plant, identify each part and describe its function.
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L is for Leaf
In this handwriting practice activity, students trace and write the letter 'L.' They also identify words that begin with the letter and trace and write the word leaf as shown in the illustration.
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Counting Number of Objects
In this counting instructional activity, students identify and solve 6 different problems that include various objects. First, they circle the number of objects illustrated in each box. Then, students match the objects shown in the left...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Leaves: October Leaf Collection
In this activity, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in leaves from September to October. *Adaptations will also be described for special education students.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Leaves: October Leaf Collection
In this activity, learners use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in leaves from September to October.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Plant Life in Our Nature Center
For this Nature Center activity, learners will apply knowledge from our classifying living things unit. They will compare what they already know about leaves to actual leaf samples. After collecting 5 leaves and keeping them in a...
Ohio State University
General Plant Biology: Leaves
Discusses major aspects of leaf structure and function. Contains examples of modifications of leaf structure and function.
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The National Arbor Day Foundation: What Tree Is That?
Imagine a world without trees. Students can click on a barren field to see the transformation of the bare dirt by plants and trees. The authors include an online reference guide that lists the benefits of trees and an excellent...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Learning From Leaves: Adaptation [Pdf]
A scavenger hunt where students find and study examples of leaf adaptations for different environments. This activity is designed to be used on a visit to botanical gardens or greenhouse but could be adapted and used with specimens in...