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Powerful Potato
Third graders make food. For this agriculture lesson, 3rd graders learn about the history of the potato. Students then plant potatoes, harvest them, and make french fries, potato salad or potato soup.
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Beanie Baby
Students will explain the importance of soybeans. In this science lesson, students participate in making a "beanie baby" necklace. Additionally, students observe their soybeans for germination and growth for 7-10 days. Students record...
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Silas Marner by George Eliot
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Silas Marner. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Where Does Food Come From?
Learners recognize that food we eat comes from farms. In this where does food come from lesson, students discuss planting crops and how they grow. Learners plant seeds for edible crops and eat them when are ripe. Students...
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Crops 2: What Plants Need to Grow
Students explore agriculture by participating in a plant growth activity. In this botany lesson plan, students discuss what types of plants grow in their local environment and what the plants need to survive. Students read assigned text...
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Cycles of Life in an Urban Habitat: Changes in Biodiversity
Second graders compare and contrast animate and inanimate objects. In this environmental science lesson, 2nd graders create simple food webs. They observe their environment and create a collage about it.
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Mixture Word Problems
In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems related to mixtures. They figure out cost per kg, concentration of chemicals and percent of mixtures. There are 12 problems with an answer key.
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Measurement of Biotic and Abiotic Objects
Students identify biotic and abiotic factors. In this environmental study lesson, students conduct a series of experiments to collect and record data and draw conclusions based on the results.
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Seeds of Wetland Life
Students participate in several activities on seed exploration. In this biology lesson, students classify seeds according to their dispersal method. They explain the different adaptations plant have to disperse their seeds.
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Nature's Recycling Program
Students identify what materials make up compost. In this science of recycling lesson, students explain the benefits of composting determine how compost is a good plant fertilizer.
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Learning About Composting
Students can create a compost pile to learn about the decomposition process.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas: The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
Pupils read The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds by Janna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of plants and seeds. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Ecology of the Dump
Pupils recreate landfills in petri dishes, observe relative biodegradability in a year-long project, and isolate a cellulose degrading bacteria while discovering the need for recycling and the serious problem waste management has become...
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Plant Science Activities
Young scholars complete several plant life activities. In this botany lesson, students practice painting images that resemble plants they are familiar with as well as planting seeds outside of class. Young scholars participate in a...
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Researching the Nutrient Cycle
In this researching the nutrient cycle instructional activity, students read about the cycle of nutrients, look at the diagram, then answer two questions by doing research on this topic.
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What Plants Need
Students plant seeds in milk cartons, over the next two weeks, they watch the plants closely to see how they grow and change. They keep a photo journal to record the growth of the plant.
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Rapunzel
In this story worksheet, students read "Rapunzel," then answer comprehension, extension and discussion questions and conduct simple research on castles.
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The Seed Store
Students investigate the seed cycle. In this plant biology lesson, students plant tomato seeds and observe the plant growth. Students complete an activity sheet.
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Conserving Resources by Watering Efficiently
Students determine a watering schedule that promotes healthy grass growth. For this plants and natural resource conservation lesson, students plant grass seed in liter bottles and follow two different schedules that include "more...
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Squanto's Science Lesson
Students explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators
In this adding fractions worksheet, students solve 10 problems in which simple fractions with unlike denominators are added. Students read the examples to learn how to find a common denominator.
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Adverbs and Time Order
In this adverb usage worksheet, students use adverbs to help them write a how-to report. Students complete three activities for adverbs showing time order.
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Biodiversity
Students complete activities to study the importance of biodiversity. In this biodiversity lesson, students find images to categorize into organism groups and illustrate their interconnections. Students use measurement tools to study a...
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Taking Care of Nature (Religious)
Young scholars discover how they can help care for the earth. In this environmental protection lesson, students discuss how God created the earth and what will happen if they fail to care for the earth properly. Young scholars grow...