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Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees
Students identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS
The student will calculate wages of agricultural workers by the hour and by the piece.2. Share background material, and discuss the difference between gross pay and net pay and the difference between getting paid by the hour or the piece...
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Mixed Prepositions 17
For this preposition worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, clicking on a "check" button for immediate feedback. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Plant Reproduction
In this plant reproduction worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 36 questions. They identify the different plant reproductive features.
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Will It Grow?
Fifth graders conduct experiments involving plants. In this science lesson plan, 5th graders design an experiment involving plants. Students use the scientific method to design their experiments.
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CONNECTIONS
Students study the interdependence of an ecosystem that allows it to sustain itself. They examine the Western lowland gorillas for an example.
Curated OER
Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Young scholars participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
Curated OER
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Students complete activities to learn about the life cycle of a seed. In this plant growth lesson, students complete activities for the life cycles of seeds.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Pollination Parties
This instructional activity helps students understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards...
BBC
Bbc: Did You Know? Flowers
This BBC "Gardening with Children" section walks through the important process of pollination. Learn exactly what pollination is, along with pollination with and without insects. Finally, learn some unique facts about pollination and...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Pollination
Learn the parts of a flower and how a plant gets pollinated. Includes video, songs, diagrams, and lesson plans.
Other
Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants, and You [Pdf]
Teachers will love this comprehensive Grades 3-6 curriculum on pollinators. There are six modules of detailed plans and accompanying materials. Pre-assessment activities and teacher background information, as well as supplemental...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Flowering Plants
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the parts of a flower and the classification and evolution of flowering plants.
Other
Florida Gardener: Flower Parts
Learn about the parts of a flower. Do all flowers have the same parts? Do all flowers reproduce in the same manner? Answers to these questions and more are found here, along with many defined terms.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Flowers
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the structure and functions of flowers.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Partners in Pollination
Here is a three-part lesson plan on the plant and animal relationship in respect to pollination.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Flower and Tree Reproduction
This is the reproduction chapter from an online text, courtesy of the Forest Biology Department of Virginia Tech. Learn about trees, their flowers, and other details of their reproductive cycle.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Flowering Plant Reproduction
Discusses asexual and sexual reproduction in flowering plants, the parts of a flower, how pollination takes place, fertilization, and seed development.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
Explains what the parts of a flowering plant are and how the plant develops from a seed. Discusses fertilization through pollination, the formation of the endosperm and fruit, and the repetition of the life cycle all over again when the...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Parts of a Flower and Their Functions Explained
Describes the different parts of a flower and what their functions are.
Other
Biology: Evolution of Sexual Reproduction
This paper, the work of a Ph.D. researcher, presents an interesting discussion of the reasons that assexual reproduction is not used by most organisms. Toward the end is a specific discussion of reproduction in plants. Advantages and...
Other
Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Biological Science
All about plants has information on plant parts--seeds, flowers, fruits, roots, and spores--and plant processes--seed dispersal, germination, pollination, and photosynthesis. You can also take a tour of this Los Angeles-based...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Plantenstein Is the Suspect!
Detective Le Plant has discovered that one plant can produce many other plants. He needs you to help him find out how this happens. Follow along and learn about the parts of flowers and reproduction. Along the way, you will be quizzed!
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Africanized Honey Bees on the Move
This is a lesson plan for grades 9 - 12. There are worksheets that can be printed out. Each activity and objective is stated.