This lesson plan allows middle schoolers to explore horticulture within a controlled environment, a greenhouse. Students engage in hands-on activities as they grow their own plants and chart data concerning the conditions related to...

This collection of images shows several types of plant seeds, each with a different mechanism for dispersing from the parent plant.

An investigation into how light levels affect leaf adaptations in plants.

Read about eight habitat-enhancing reasons to expand the plant diversity in a backyard.

Find out the ecological benefits of filling a backyard habitat with trees.

A concise review of how plants sense environmental conditions and respond to stimuli. Good illustrations and a quiz enhance learning along with links to additional information.

Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.

Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth.

A guide that walks through some of our recommended tactics when identifying plants.

A lesson plan unit where students examine and measure leaf sizes, as well as look at their textures, and draw conclusions about environmental factors that may have influenced their growth positively or negatively.

What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind.

Each student will make his/her own mini-garden and will observe the growth and development of radishes. To help young scholars learn about requirements for plant growth, the teacher will make four experimental gardens and place them in...

Great site to help teachers enhance learning about plants and how they grow. There are many downloads including lesson plans, experiments, and activities.

An investigation for younger students to learn how plants were used in the past to dye cloth. Students will dye pieces of fabric using different types of teas and compare the results. Worksheets are included.

In this lesson for students from 3rd-12th grades will learn to build an experiment chamber to test the effects of light on Brassica rapa roots, and compare their results with outcomes from plant experiments conducted aboard the...

This is an extensive learning module on biodiversity and its decline. It looks at ways biodiversity is threatened, the possibility of another mass extinction, the causes and consequences of habitat loss, factors that drive biodiversity...

This interactive explorer allows students to click on a hot spot on the image and learn more about how nuclear reactors work.

Find out the benefits of planting a garden that provides a sustainable source of food for people.

Learn how to provide a cover board for reptiles who generally prefer drier conditions.

Learn how the native approach can improve a yard to provide habitat for birds and other wildlife while keeping a grassy open area for recreation.

A mini-unit on fruits and seeds for younger learners. Students will learn that fruit is like a suitcase for seeds, and that together they help plants to reproduce. Includes ELL suggestions, extension activities, and worksheets.

Read about causes and effects of the meltdown that occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979. Learn about the layout of the plant and the changes that have been made so another meltdown will not occur.

Educational site highlights the building block of plants-roots. Discover how they grow, why they are important as well as learn some interesting facts about them.

This article from Wayne's Word provides a fun and fascinating look at the world of peppers. You can learn about the many different types and uses of peppers.