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Word Definitions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Enhance your class' writing skills using this resource. It begins with a list of three words that learners have to define in a creative way. Then, they discuss a set of examples of non descriptive writing and make suggestions for how to...
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Plants and Animals

For Teachers K
Students taste test the garden. In this Science instructional activity, students compare and contrast plants and animals needs. Students pick fruits and vegetables in the garden and discuss their observations.
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4-H Horticulture and Gardening- Intermediate Learner's Page

For Students 6th - 8th
In this 4-H horticulture and gardening worksheet, students study how some of the food they eat is the stems, roots, leaves, seeds, and flowers of plants by completing a fill-in-the-blank activity and a word search page. They examine the...
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Build a 3-d Plant Model

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders construct a three-dimensional model of a flowering plant. They examine the major plant parts and their basic functions. They demonstrate an understanding of the similarities and differences in the physical...
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Raising Plants

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners investigate the life cycle of plants by growing their own in class.  In this botany lesson plan, students practice using plant vocabulary while they grow their own Wisconsin Fast Plants.  Learners collaboratively build a light...
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore biology. In this life cycle lesson, 2nd graders act out the stages a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly. They spend days prior to this lesson observing caterpillars they have collected and developing...
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Buzzy, Buzzy Bee

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students simulate honeybees pollinating flowers. In this pollination lesson, students role-play the process of pollination over the course of several seasons. Students graph results and share their graphs with the class.
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It's Challenging Being Green!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars influence the plant life cycle as they take care of plants.In this caring for plants lesson, students understand the parts of the plant and their functions in keeping it alive. Young scholars participate in experiments...
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Too Bee Or Not To Bee

For Teachers K
Students recognize that bees are important in the reproduction of plants and to the survival of animals.  In this bee lesson plan, students become familiar with the parts of bees and how those adaptations help them pollinate plants....
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Elaine Humphrey, Gwynne Thompson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become familiar with the parts of the microscope and how it works.  For this microscope lesson, 2nd graders experiment with different light and settings.  Students answer questions based on their experiment.
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Kingdoms of All Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the kingdoms of all living things found on earth. There are 24 biology terms located in the word search.
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Seed Dispersal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Engineering challenges are not just man-made ... nature has its own set of them. A hands-on STEM activity has groups designing a seed dispersal system. Each group can only use one sheet of paper — a tough task!
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Earth's Heavenly Treasures: Hummingbirds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young ornithologists watch an informative video and use the Internet to gather data about the life, size, habitat, and migration of hummingbirds. The interdisciplinary lesson includes activities that target art, science, math, and...
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Pollination

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the pollination process. In this plant biology lesson, 4th graders dissect a flower to identify the parts of a flower and watch a video to see seed dispersal. Students write about the pollination process.
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Eat Your Vegetables Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the statements about vegetables and find 8 words to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Growth and Changes in Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the growth and changes in plants. They view a video and discuss the changes in plants. They work in small groups to demonstrate vocabulary words to the class. They visit a green house and take pictures of plants to...
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. In this plant observation lesson, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the changes over...
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Plants Spiral Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this plants crossword, students solve clues for parts and definitions of plants to complete the crossword. Students complete 8 spaces in the crossword.
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Apple Blossoms and Pollination

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of pollination. In this pollination activity, students examine the parts of an apple blossom and then compare and contrast pollination and cross-pollination.
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I'm Here, I'm There, I'm Everywhere-I'm Super Spud!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students generate a computer model of a potato plant. In this potato lesson plan, students study the history of potatoes, the variety of potatoes, the functions of the potato plant parts, and make a potato model on the computer.
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Reproduction of Animals and Plants Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this crossword puzzle, students answer 27 clues about vocabulary terms related to the reproduction of both animals and plants.
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Reproduction of Animals and Plants Crossword Puzzle Answers

For Students 7th - 9th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students are given the answers to 18 clues about vocabulary related to the reproduction of animals and plants.
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Agriculture in Your Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the origins of food and other everyday products around the United States. In this agricultural lesson, students learn basic vocabulary and practice matching common items with their agricultural source. They categorize...
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Yum Yum: Making Vegetable Soup

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate agriculture by reading a book.  In this plant life lesson, students read the book Growing Vegetable Soup by Louis Ehlert, and examine the ingredients used in the book's soup.  Students create an experimental,...