Pupils investigate the growth of seedlings planted in egg cartons in the classroom. Measurements are taken as the plants grow and charts created to organize the data.

For this Life Cycle of Trees worksheet, students read one page about the life cycle of a trees. Students define 12 terms from the reading.

Students discuss ancient plants and their adaption in the world. Students review forms of plant propagation. Given proper supplies and directions, students apply a variety of fern spores to peat pellets, monitor the growth, and...

Students investigate how plants grow by analyzing pumpkins. In this agricultural lesson, students read The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll, and draw pictures of a pumpkin in each of its growing stages. Students measure and dissect...

Learners discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds.  In this botany lesson, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show.  Learners plant...

Young scholars investigate how water travels up the stem of vascular plants by using food coloring to stain the xylem of a number of different plants. They know the function of leaves, stems, and root at the end of the experiment.

In this plant parts worksheet, learners assess their understanding of plants and plant parts. Students answer question about vocabulary, vegetables with seeds, and measuring plant parts.

Students grow their own gardens. In this planting lesson, students use egg cartons to start their own gardens by planting and caring for seeds. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.

Students are introduced to the tropical rainforest through different ways that catch their attention such as: Visit a local botanical garden or conservatory so that students can see the variety of tropical plants in the world. They...

Third graders take a walk around the outside of the school and examine their clothing to see if they picked up any seeds while on their walk. They discuss how seeds travel and how a new plant thus can form. They then observe root...

In this gardening worksheet, learners read about growing seeds indoors, then complete 4 short answer questions based on the passage.

Students study the growth and care of plants. They take tour of their school site and plant seeds to observe their growth. Afterward, they answer questions about the origin and value of their plants.

Do great gardeners really have green thumbs—or just really great soil? Environmental scholars discover what makes Earth's soil and soil quality so important through research and experimentation. Learners also develop an understanding of...

Pupils collect seeds from field plants as part of understanding seed dispersal.

Young scholars using scientific inquiry will observe and record in daily journals their findings on cotton seeds. They measure, graph, and then communicate their discoveries about plants to each other.

In this non-seed vascular plant worksheet, students review the characteristics of sporophytes, lycophytes, sphenophytes, and pterophytes. This worksheet has 19 fill in the blank, 4 true or false, and 2 short answer questions.

Seventh graders design four biomes models and plant three types of seeds in them to observe growth. In groups for each type of biome, they predict the seeds' growth in each of the settings. Students follow the conditions on a biome chart...

Ginkgo trees existed for more than 350 million years, and, at this time, only one species still remains. While plant diversity generally increases over geologic time, some interesting exceptions occur. Young scientists learn about plant...

Here is an activity that will peak your super scientists' interest and knowledge of greenhouse gardening. Green thumbs flourish when they build, prepare, take care of, and observe their seedlings inside a miniature greenhouse. With...

Learners experiment to determine the best watering schedule to use when growing grass. For this grass watering lesson, students examine rye grass seeds and discuss the role roots play in keeping grass healthy. They grow rye grass in...

Students get involved in growing veggies so they may start eating them more!

Students discover how to plan a vegetable garden. Each student take responsibility for growing one vegetable from seed, to transplanting the seedling into the soil, and providing the plant with light, moisture, temperature and healthy soil.

Pupils explore the concept of biomass. In this plant lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to observe plant growth and biomass.

Science is a subject ripe with opportunities to read informational text. Kids read to learn about peanuts! They read an informational passage, fill out two comprehension worksheets, and then conduct a lab experiment on a peanut. The...