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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Up at the Rim?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are sent on a scavenger hunt to find as many plants as they can in nature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Your Schoolyard Habitat

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore the terrain, structures, plants and signs of habitats around their schoolyard. They draw a sketch map showing the different areas around the schoolyard. Students identify the location of weeds and native plants on their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Explosion Relay

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students study the concepts of seed dispersal, germination rate, exponential population growth, and predation by engaging in a bean 'weeds vs. natives' relay race. They illustrate how weeds out-compete other plants for space by crowding...