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Seed Structure and Seed Dispersal

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders plant seeds. In this seed structure lesson, 3rd graders identify parts of a seed and plant a lima bean seed.  Students discuss and reflect on the process in their journals. 
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Seed Diversity

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore agriculture by researching different seeds. In this seed identification lesson, students collaborate in small groups to analyze a package of different seeds. Students utilize a magnifying glass to examine each seed...
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Growth of a Bean Documented by Child and Camera

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders photograph the growth of a bean plant and keep a daily written journal of observations. They drew, graphed and took notes on the plant growth which they compared to the photographic journal.
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Soil and Agriculture: Lesson 4 - Agriculture and Soil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars determine how the various levels of minerals in the soil, as well as the pH of the soil, affect the growth of plants in these plant growth experiments.
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PLANT LIFE CYCLES

For Teachers K - 5th
Student learns about the life cycle of plants by watching a time-lapse video. This activity provides students with further evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle.
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Collecting and Recording Data# O

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe plants growing over time, measure specific plant growth, and gather and record data on plan growth.
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Jack and the Beanstalk Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use estimation and pencil-paper calculations to help Jack and his mother solve a variety of life problems. They solve problems using various math operations, i.e., addition, subtraction, and measurement.
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Flowering Plants

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students conduct online research to investigate gardening and landscaping tips. They determine how they can help beautify their homes and neighborhoods.
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Growing Barley and Detecting the Presence of Amino Acids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students produce the greatest mass of plant material possible for 100 seeds of barley, and detect amino acids in barley plant material. They develop rules for the investigation, conduct the experiment, and prepare a computer spreadsheet...
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The Nitrogen Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students design and create a compost pile in order to study the Nitrogen Cycle. They then use the scientific method to determine if plants grow better when they add organic matter from their compost pile to the plant's soil.
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Which Way to Grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers diagram and discuss the effect of gravity on the growth of plant roots. Designed to demonstrate the role that the growth hormone auxin plays in the direction of root growth. They set up the experiment to test their...
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Studying Plant Development Through Metabolic Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A hands-on activity which allows students to learn about cellular respiration. This instructional activity contains a range of investigations testing the rates of cellular respiration to demonstrate the relationship between metabolic...
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Biomes in a Box

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a three-dimensional model of a biome which illustrates the various biotic and abiotic factors unique to that biome. They use everday materials to represent the important characteristics of a particular biome and then...
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Investigating Monocots and Dicots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students know about monocotyledons and dicotyledons. They explore the differences between the seed structure of the two by examining bean and corn seeds. They sprout seed to observe the differences in both of their growths.
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Sun Seeking Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and...
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HAPPY SOIL, SAD SOIL

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars will be able to identify the characteristics of healthy soil and unhealthy soil.Take the class outside to an area of thick grass near trees, if available. Compare the clothes people wear to the thin cover. Discuss the...
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Weathering Landforms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm a list of ways the Earth's surface can change. As a class, they are introduced to the concepts of erosion and weathering and discover how wind and water cause changes to the surface of the Earth. To end the...
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Life Cycle of Trees

For Students 4th - 5th
For this Life Cycle of Trees activity, students read one page about the life cycle of a trees. Students define 12 terms from the reading.
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What is a Plant?

For Students 5th
For this plant worksheet, 5th graders will use a word bank to label 6 parts of a plant. Then students will label 5 plant reproductions statements as true or false.
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Plant Responses

For Students 4th - 8th
In this plant response worksheet, 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 questions.
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The Diversity of Fungi

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this fungi worksheet, students will review the growth and reproduction of zygomycetes and the characteristics of ascomycotes, basidiomycotes, and deuteromycotes. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 4 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Life Cycles of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plant life cycle worksheet, students compare the life cycles of mosses, ferns, and conifers. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions.
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Story Writing Plan

For Students 5th - 8th
In this story writing guidelines worksheet, students examine the 4 sets of considerations for writing stories. Students use the guidelines to write their own stories.
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Let's Start Growing

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate how a tree grows from a seed. In this plant biology lesson plan, students use potting soil, tree seeds, and a paper cup to observe seeds growing into plants. Students record observations in their science journals.

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