Lesson Plan
Wilderness Classroom

Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Educate scholars on pollution—air, water, and land—with a series of lessons that begin with a thorough explanation of each type. Learners then take part in three activities to reinforce the importance of reducing pollution. They...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Great Plant Escape: What Is the Life Cycle of a Plant?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this interactive lesson, students learn about categories of plants, plant parts, life cycle, what plants need to grow, and edible plant parts.
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Other

Wake Forest University: Angiosperms Reproduction/life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative resource describes the advances that angiosperms possess over conifers. It also looks at the parts of a flower, how fruit develops and the life cycle of an angiosperm.
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Channel 4 Learning

Channel 4 Learning: Science Essentials: Life Cycles

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn about the life cycles of plants and animals then demonstrate what you know with activities, a quiz, and related resources.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Angiosperms

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of angiosperms, or flowering plants, the parts of the flower involved in reproduction, pollination, fertilization, and the production of fruit and seeds.
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Other

Study of Northern Virgina Ecology: Black Carpenter Ant

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lots of information about the black carpenter ant. Learn about their physical characteristics, colonies, life cycle, food sources, and predators. A detailed chart listing many plants and animals permits exploration of their relationships...
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Ohio State University

General Plant Biology: Angiosperm Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Photomicrographs and diagrams make this resource a great tool for studying reproduction and development. Use this along with your lab material on plants.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Anthophyta, Evolution & Diversity

For Students 9th - 10th
An online summary of the evolution of flowering plants at an advanced level. The text is supported by good illustrations and is followed by a quiz. This is a good review for exams.
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Texas A&M University

Peer Curricula: Story Time: Melvin Calvin

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Melvin Calvin, the chemist who figured out how photosynthesis works. The emphasis of this biography is on his early life, the development of his interest in science, and his education.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Bryophyta (Mosses)

For Students 9th - 10th
This general overview of mosses is concise, with good diagrams and illustrations. The text is written at a higher level, but the information to gain is worth taking some time.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the conversion of light energy to chemical energy through the life-sustaining process of photosynthesis. Explores the reactions of photosynthesis, where they take place, and their ecological importance.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Gametophyte and Sporophyte

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how the alternation of generations occurs in a plant's life cycle where sporophytes and gametophytes each play a role in plant reproduction.