Interactive
Curated OER

Explorit's Tasty Food Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this foods learning exercise, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive learning exercise about foods that we eat.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vegetable Twister

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Students participate in a game of Twister to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eat Smart. Play Hard.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study healthy food choices and the energy it creates for physical activity. In this food energy lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the benefits of healthy eating upon physical activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Earth Day Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 25 clues about Earth Day. Students then complete the crossword puzzle about Earth Day.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 8 25 14: Incredible Tree of 40 Fruits Lives Up to Its Name

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how artist Sam Van Aken created hybrid trees that produces 40 kinds of stone fruit including peaches and cherries.
Interactive
Other

What Tree Is It?

For Students 3rd - 8th
You've climbed this tree, sat in its branches and collected its leaves. Now you are old enough to know that it has a name. How can you tell what kind it is? Here are some ways to check: by leaf, by fruit, or just by the way it looks.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Neglect

For Students 9th - 10th
This eight-stanza poem describes a neglected fruit tree that will not bear healthy fruit.
Handout
NC State University

North Carolina State Univ.: Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site provides a wealth of information about how to grow apple trees. Site selection, training and pruning central leader trees, harvesting, and fruit storage are several of the topics covered.
Interactive
Other

What Tree Is It?

For Students 3rd - 8th
How well do you know your trees? Site allows users to identify trees by name, by leaf or by fruit. Provides characteristics and pictures of each.
Interactive
Other

Ohio Public Library: What Tree Is It?

For Students 9th - 10th
An online resource for tree identification by common name, scientific name, leaf, or fruit.
Graphic
Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Fruits and Vegetables

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the many fruits and vegetables available to the ancient Egyptians. A chart is provided showing which frits and vegetables were grown in which seasons.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Trees

For Students 3rd - 8th
How much do you think you know about trees? PBS site offers a video and description of the life cycle of trees and their leaves.
Lesson Plan
The Tech Interactive

The Tech Interactive: Lesson Plan: Save the Fruit! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this math-focused unit, students will create a device that is used to harvest fruit from a tree. They will then look at failure points in order to iterate their design. Finally, students will describe their device as a system and...
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Rocky Mountains: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Southeast: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Pacific Mixed Forest: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Northeast and Midwest: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: California Chaparral: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Desert Cacti: Fruit Producing "Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Tree Trivia! Can You Pass This Test?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a fun and challenging trivia quiz. Will test your knowledge of trees. Grades 4-8.
eBook
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Flower and Tree Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Other

Naturdetektive (German)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, built in partnership with the United Nations, aims to educate kids and adults about nature. Contains elaborate "themes" on everything from fruit trees to bio-farms. Also provides an archive of the project's previous years...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Fruit Gathering Monkeys

For Students 9th - 10th
Monkeys appear to have been trained to assist in gathering fruit; and the Egyptians represent them in the sculptures handing down figs from the trees to the gardeners below; but, as might be expected, these animals amply repaid...
Unit Plan
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Fungus Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that some fungi can kill you while others seem to be able to fight cancer? Scientists are working toward putting together a fungal family tree to record which types of fungi are helpful and which can be harmful.

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