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Fresh Greens In The Home

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students engage in the study of nutritional food choices that include fresh greens. They investigate the benefits of using simple planting techniques. The lesson also includes recipes for students to try out the habit of eating more food...
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BREAD IN A BAG

For Teachers 4th - 5th
If possible, acquire a handful of wheat kernels from a local farmer or seed dealer. Hand them out so students can feel them and see what they look like. Share background information. 2. Draw a wheat kernel on the chalkboard, or use the...
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Discovering Growth Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this statistics worksheet, students examine data on a variety of subjects related to growth patterns and apply the data to 4 different graphs.
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Plant Responses

For Students 4th - 8th
In this plant response instructional activity, students will explore the different responses plants have to different stimuli, including light and gravity. Students will complete 7 multiple choice questions and 3 fill in the blank...
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Burs in Your Furs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of animal welfare. In this wild animal habitats activity, students discover the work of wild animals in sustaining their habitats as they participate in a classroom simulation. Students discuss how wildlife...
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Sense-sational

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the five senses. They participate in the lesson for one week with each day devoted to one sense being sight, taste, sound, smell, and touch. They also cover the concept of being part of a global community where one...
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Dandelion Facts- Reading and Writing Worksheet Packet

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this set of worksheets about dandelions, students read the definition and 10 pages of facts about the common weed. They look at pictures that are related to the facts.
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The Best Gift, for Shoe-er!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students turn an old shoe into a memorable planter that's a terrific gift for Mother's Day or any other occasion.
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Plant Parts And What They Do (5.2)

For Students 4th - 6th
In this identifying plant parts and what they do worksheet, students answer multiple choice, true and false, and fill in the blanks with the best vocabulary words. Students write fifteen answers.
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Cells, Cells, Cells

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore plant and animal cells. Using household items, students create a three-dimensional model of a plant or animal cell. Students identify and label each cell part.
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Sunlight Necklaces

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the placement and role of the sun in the solar system. Using beads, they create a necklace which they can use to identify the amount of sunlight is being illuminated. In groups, they record observations on the...
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Plant Diversity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this nonfiction comprehension worksheet, students read the selection on plant diversity and answer 10 questions that include true/false, short answer, multiple choice, and fill in the blank.
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Plant Structure

For Students 6th - 10th
In this plant science activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 48 questions. They identify the different parts of a plant.
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Arizona Grown Specialty Crop Lesson Plan: Where Do They Go?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils explore biotic and abiotic factors in landscape design. In this landscaping lesson, students create 3-dimensional models that represent landscape designs taking into consideration climate and planting requirements.
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Farm Products Help Me Grow

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners view a display of empty food containers (or illustrations). They select a food and decide as a class if it has an animal or plant origin. Students view a display of common farm animals that are commonly eaten (cow, pig, chicken,...
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Rosa Parks Community Garden

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate how we depend on plants as the original source of most food. They investigate the parts of plants, and which parts are edible. Students are explained that the garden is also a classroom and the same rules apply.
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Our Changing Environment-- A Demonstration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and describe changes in an environment when some of the components are changed. They recognize the process of succession by preparing a miniaturized environment in which a variety of plants and seeds are grown.
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How Does Kansas Measure Up?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the five main crops of Kansas and crops that are produced in other states. The categorize the types of fruits and seeds of each plant and measure each to compare the length of each.
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Frame Animation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the idea that an object might never have a "fixed" existence and may be a thing existing always in flux by creating a frame-based animation of something that transforms from one shape into another. They create...
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Soil Research

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work together in groups to discover the importance of soils. Using a worksheet, they answer questions as they surf the internet. They observe three different types of soils and record their observations and use the internet...
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Plant Systems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this plant systems worksheet, students write true or false for the 10 sentences about plant systems. Students then label the parts of the plant.
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Teaching Biology Through Problem-based Activities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students plant seeds and observe the life cycle of the organism. They experimentally research the effects of radiation on seed growth. Students determine the effects of environmental pollutants on harvested seed.
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Living Corn Necklace

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete an experiment to learn about hereditary traits. In this hereditary traits lesson, 6th graders discuss similarities and differences in corn and complete charts for their discussion. Students then use a dent corn and...
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READY, SET, PLANT

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the basic steps a gardener takes in planting seeds. Students identify the many uses of tomatoes. Students examine the seeds and try to identify them. Students place their plants in a sunny window and water them when...