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6: Parts of a Flower

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students draw and label the parts of a flower using a coin from the Northern Mariana Islands. For this flower parts lesson, students look at a transparency of the reverse side of a quarter from the Mariana lslands. They discuss the...
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Sowing Seeds: the Beginning of the Fast Plant Life Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners plant seeds, observe and tend plants. They identify major plant parts, how to germinate and troubleshoot problems with plants; and, that plants need water, light, and soil nutrients to thrive. They create a Plant Growth Data Log.
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Spring Potted Plants

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify and interpret plant growth as well as gain graphing skills and other important knowledge related to potting plants. They take a regular milk jug and cut off the top, leaving the handle and the rest intact. Then,...
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Party with Plants

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students watch a video on plant parts and identify the function of plant parts. In this plants lesson plan, students identify the parts of plants they eat and relate it back to the food pyramid and perform math problems as they do this.
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The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Young scholars record their information using a data chart.
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Natural Inspiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students relate math to the real world. In this algebra lesson, students compare plants to math and relate their artistic ability to concepts in math. They draw pictures of flowers, leaves and trees.
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The Plant Bartering System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore plant characteristics by viewing a flower and seed presentation. In this environmental adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify specific traits plants have in order to allow them to grow in different climates whether...
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Prairie In A Bottle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe images of prairie ecosystems and discuss the needs of living things. They create a prairie habitat in a closed jar to observe the water cycle and plant growth.
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How Does Your Plant Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure and record their height in centimeters on a graph. By integrating math and science, students collect data and apply graphing skills to the experiences they are having growing plants. Finally, students identify how to...
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Melissa's Garden

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math activity, students identify the location of pictures on a coordinate plane. They write some answers as an ordered pair. They read ordered pairs and identify the picture at a specified location. Six problems are on a page. An...
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Fibonacci Numbers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. Through the use of Fibonacci numbers in flowers, leaves, fruits, vegetables, pine cones, and other forms of nature; students explore how Fibonacci numbers occur in nature. Then they...
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Harvesting and Threshing the Seed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils harvest and thresh the seeds. They count the seeds and compare that number with the original number of seeds planted (8) to determine their profit or loss. Finally, students think about additional questions they have about...
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Pumpkins . . . Not Just Part of Halloween

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the pumpkin. In this pumpkin lesson, students participate in different activities that explain the history of pumpkins and how pumpkins develop and grow, read "The Great Pumpkin Story" and answer comprehensive questions...
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Archaeobotany

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils study pictures of seeds and the conditions in which they grow during their study of archaeobotany. They infer ancient plant use by looking at archaeobotanical samples. They determine the change of plant use by interpreting a graph...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Seven Pots of Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this one page website sharpen your logic skills while working on this flower pot labels mix up challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.