Worksheet
Curated OER

Plants In Space

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students grow corn plants in growth pouches as the control group in an experiment on plant growth in microgravity. Then they analyze any differences that occur between Earth-grown and space-grown corn plants.
Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Mirroring Emotions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do you ever give your class the "teacher look"? Without saying a word, they become silent and engaged (hopefully). How do they know what you're thinking? Explore the concept of nonverbal communication and how it relates to our...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Responses

For Students 4th - 8th
In this plant response worksheet, students will explore the different responses plants have to different stimuli, including light and gravity. Students will complete 7 multiple choice questions and 3 fill in the blank questions.
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Interpreting an Investigation of Plant Hormones

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
How important is the tip of a new shoot on a growing plant? Individuals learn about the results of experiments on shoot tips and must interpret them. They apply previous learning and connect complex ideas through advanced analysis.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reproduction in Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 12th
In this flowering plants worksheet, students review 11 vocabulary words associated with reproduction in flowering plants by matching the term with its definition.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Animal Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the value of sampling in science. They, in groups, map cricket movement in response to various stimuli and graph their results.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Regulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use their basic knowledge of physiology to analyze graphical data of paramecia under diverse conditions. From the data analysis, Students develop explanations of the animal's response to the concentration of different solutions...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diversity And Adaptations Of Organisms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate how organisms respond to environmental stimuli through their behavior. They observe how plants and animals respond to varying amounts of light, water and gravity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classification of the Nearby Trees

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using classification techniques to identify local trees.  In this plant life instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss how trees differ from other plants and what characteristics are unique to trees alone....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sow Bug Habitats

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to determine what type of environment sow bugs prefer. They use petri dishes with partially wet paper towels to assess whether they prefer wet or dry habitats.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seasonal Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine wildflower data compiled from their student journals from the school year. They determine patterns of seasonal growth then use these patterns to predict patterns for missing data.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Generation of Action Potentials in Nitella Giant Algal Cells

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students observe cytoplasmic streaming in Nitella cells. They examine the conduction of a wave of depolarization across other membranes, such as the axons of neurons. Students predict the effects of sending a small electric current...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Plant Responses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examine the reactions plants have to various environmental stimuli.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Responses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes ways that plants respond to environmental stimuli.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Tropisms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants may not be able to move, but they are able to change how they grow in response to their environment. Growth toward or away from a stimulus is known as a...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Hormones

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants may not move, but that does not mean they don't respond to their environment. Plants can sense gravity, light, touch, and seasonal changes. Learn more about...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Vines & Spines: Thigmotropism in Morning Glory Tendrils

For Students 9th - 10th
We tend to think of plants as immobile, but the tendrils of a vine, such as the morning glory, actually move in response to touch. Tendrils wrap around structures, which give the plant something to grow on. In this science fair project,...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.12 Plant Hormones

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how plant hormones allow plants to live in their environment.