Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Growing Tomatoes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the growth of tomatoes. They plant grape tomatoes and observe them. They write in a journal and take digital pictures of their tomato plants. They create bar graphs to tally the progress of their plants and...
Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Industrial Knowledge of Acids and Bases

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Over a 10-year period, EPA regulations cost businesses less than $30 billion, while businesses saved over $82 billion. Scholars experiment with acids and bases to better understand the pH scale. Then they debate environmental regulation...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vegetable Creatures

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use different foods to enhance academic skills in all area contents.  In this food activity lesson, students use food, such as "bugs on a log" (raisins on peanut butter celery) to estimate and practice multiplication. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Color Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate plant pigments in fruits and vegetables. In this plant pigments lesson plan, students observe the effects of pH changes on chlorophyll in one demonstration and they observe the effects pH changes on flavonoids in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tables and Graphs Practice

For Students 7th - 10th
In this table and graph worksheet, students are given three scenarios with data. They construct a table and a graph for each scenario.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Nutrients for Plants and People: Food Pyramid Garden

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this garden instructional activity, students plant different types of food from the food pyramid into a garden and write a journal about all of the food. Students plant 4 levels of food from the food pyramid.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lets Think About...Plants

For Teachers K
Students bring in various vegetables and make friendship soup. They plant seeds and discuss the things plants need to grow and thrive.
Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Science: Web Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers an internet WebQuest on phytochemicals and a healthy diet. Provides internet resources to aide the user in their quest for knowledge.