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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...
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Household Chemicals & the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct a laboratory experiment designed to investigate the effects of chemicals, soil quality and pollution on seed growth and plant yield. They consider how best to maximize agriculture in the long term.
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See How They Grow: Plants And Their Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss what plants require in order to grow, identify plant parts and their functions and discuss a video about plants. They conduct a controlled experiment with bean seeds and then record and observe the bean plants.
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Tile Patterns that Grow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how a pattern built with square tiles grows and describe the change from stage to stage. They predict later stages of a tile design sequence and create math equations related to the growth of tile designs.
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Decomposition, Soil, and Life Cycle Research

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct background research on the decomposition process, soil composition, and the life cycle using the resources provided for Internet searches. They work in collaborative groups to research topics as a particular plant, soil...
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Powerful Potato

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students are introduced to the growth process of a potato. As a class, they place a potato on a plate and observe how long it takes for the eyes to appear. In groups, they follow a recipe to make potato soup that is shared with the...
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What's Organic?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students define and discuss terms organic and synthetic, read article pertaining to organic agricultural practices in Oklahoma, complete worksheet, grow plants using both commercial and organic fertilizer, compare growth rates, and chart...
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Sunlight and Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students design and conduct an experiment to discover the role of direct sunlight on plants during germination and after germination. They plant corn and lima beans in small containers which they place in direct sunlight from a window...
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How Islands Form

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners how islands form, rising water levels, growth of coral, and volcanoes. They complete Island Investigation worksheets after researching island formation on various Internet websites.
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Why Plants Are Important to Us

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore plant life. In this plant lesson, 1st graders examine various plant life and categorize them. Students graph their data and make journal entries regarding their work.
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Growing Our Own Food: Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the common food items in their community, plant a small garden and discuss how agriculture has helped growing nations.
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Are Seeds in Danger?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss uses and disposal of common household chemicals. They select a household chemical to test for impact on plant germination. Students decide how they want to set up a seed germination project. They design their plan,...
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Perkin' Through the Pores

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore different levels of soil. In this soil lesson, 4th graders investigate the amount water that can be absorbed by topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock.
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Conserving Resources by Watering Efficiently

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students determine a watering schedule that promotes healthy grass growth. In this plants and natural resource conservation instructional activity, students plant grass seed in liter bottles and follow two different schedules that...
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Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an online lesson to determine that different plants and animals are found in different habitats. They use food chains to show feeding relationships in a habitat, and see that nearly all food chains start with a...
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Tree-mendous Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Young scholars plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree...
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Recyclers Revisited

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe their plant experiments that they started in a previous lesson and examine the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle. Two weeks after they set up a worm terrarium, they analyze any changes they observe, and...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants. In this online plant biology lesson, students explore the processes of pollination, seed dispersal, and germination. Extension...
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My Giving Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify native and invasive trees. In this ecology lesson, students survey trees in their schoolyard and identify the species. Students adopt a native tree sprout and record the growth in a journal.
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From Seed to Apple

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the stages of apple growth. For this agricultural lesson, students read the story I Am Apple and sing the song "Round the Apple Tree." Students place pictures of the stages of an apple into the correct order. Students...
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Rice Farming History

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders map the progress of rice farming by using a map of the United States. In this rice farming lesson plan, 2nd graders draw a line on the map from where rice farming started to the progression of its growth.
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Eat Your Flowers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners grow flowers in different soil mediums to determine the effect on flavor.  In this investigative lesson students study flowers, plant them and taste them to see how they differ in different potting soils. 
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Desert Views - First Impressions: Travelers on the Gila Trail

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils draw animals and plants that are described to them as they read passages of people who traveled across the Gila Trail in the Southwest. In this Gila Trail lesson plan, students also write a letter describing a plant or animal in...
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Importance of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits in Our Diets

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners explore the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets. For this science lesson, students discuss various types of fruits and vegetables. Learners play the good health=good diet game. Students discuss types of fruits and...

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