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Dandelion Facts- Reading and Writing Worksheet Packet
In this set of worksheets about dandelions, students read the definition and 10 pages of facts about the common weed. They look at pictures that are related to the facts.
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Picture Prompt: Plants
For this writing worksheet, students study a picture of garden and forest trees and flowers and then write a story pertaining to the picture. There is a word box labeled for students to create a word bank.
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Capillary Action And Transpiration
Students engage in a study of the concepts of biology with plants known as capillary action and transpiration. They conduct a simple experiment to demonstrate the concept. The lesson includes a background discussion led by the teacher...
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Planting Phil's Garden
Young scholars study how to care for plants. In this plant care lesson, students observe a plant care demonstration and examine flowers using their senses. They listen to Janet Wakefield's, What If Everybody Gave? They complete a...
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Simple Present and Present Continuous
In this simple present and present continuous worksheet, learners choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Japanese Ghost Stories Activity Worksheet and Progress Test
In this Japanese Ghost Stories activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 16 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions pertaining to Japanese Ghost Stories.
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Multiplication and Division with Arrays
Students practice the commutative property, create and manipulate arrays and multiply and divide numbers.
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The Young Virginia Gardener: Container Gardening: Starting and Transplanting Seeds
In this gardening activity, students read a short passage about starting and transplanting seeds, then check names of plants they will put in their garden, noting whether they have started it from seed or purchased it from a store.
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Plants
First graders explore the specific needs, characteristics, and uses of plants. They discuss the needs of plants as they grow. Students observe plants in various settings as they grow and note the changes they see.
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Finding and Collecting in the Field
Students examine the types of plants brought over to America from immigrants. They research how some of these types of plants cause damage and alter the landscape. They record data and share the information with the community.
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Plants of the Tropical Rainforest
Students experiment with the growth of philodendron plants in different amounts of sunlight. They complete a gardening notebook including plant sketches and growth data.
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Rabbit Hill Garden Map Checklist
In this garden planning worksheet, students draw a garden plot and label it in a legend. Students complete the checklist of necessary items for their garden map.
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Using the Herb Garden at Blakesley Hall
In this Blakesley Hall herb garden instructional activity, students explore the herb garden at Blakesley Hall. This instructional activity gives suggestion for activities while on this field trip.
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Cause and Effect
In this cause and effect worksheet, students read the descriptions and determine the cause and effect for each example. Students select the correct word to complete the 5 examples.
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Rabbit Hill Gardening Planning Sheet
In this garden planning learning exercise, students complete a chart in which students choose 3 plants that can be food for one of 5 specified animals. Students determine the space needed between the plant rows, the number of rows needed...
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The Young Virginia Gardener:Growing Seeds Indoors
In this gardening worksheet, students read about growing seeds indoors, then complete 4 short answer questions based on the passage.
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Plants
First graders learn the basic needs of plants, label the major parts of a plant and name their uses. They also use a KWL chart.
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The Young Virginia Gardener: Create a Plant
In this gardening learning exercise, students draw a plant on a poster board, cutting out pictures of vegetables from magazines and gluing them on the leaves of their drawn plant in the proper places: stem vegetables, fruit vegetables...
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Bean and Ozone Project
Middle schoolers performed an experiment in which they grew beans in an ozone chamber and some in regular air in order to see if the ozone causes damage to the plants.
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Pollination Power
Second graders study and examine the structure of a flower. In this pollination lesson plan, 2nd graders observe pollinators in the garden and dissect a flower. Students then plant strawberry plants in the garden and observe the...
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Plant Cell Crime Scene
Use science to solve the mystery of the Poplar murder. Pupils use forensic botany to determine if a suspect could be the killer. By analyzing images from a Transmission Electron Microscope, learners determine if the material found on the...
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Flower Pot Salad Bar
Learners discuss the connection between a flower pot and wholesome food by creating a salad. In this healthy eating instructional activity, students utilize numerous fresh vegetables to create a classic salad in a flower pot....
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Rain Forests
Students investigate claims of medicinal plants found in the rain forest. In this research skills lesson, students examine the validity of Internet sources as they visit websites in search of information about rain forest plants that are...
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Hydroponics
Students examine how to grow plants using a hydroponic system. In this hydroponics lesson students identify the advantages and disadvantages of growing plants hydrologically.