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Science Unit Lesson Five

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review how and which plants operate in terrariums. In groups, they follow instructions to make their own terrarium and place different types of plants in it. To end the lesson, they review the steps in the water cycle and...
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Growing and Harvesting Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers K
Students learn the various parts of a farm and what is grown on a farm. They also match fruits and vegetables to locations where they are grown.
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Sock Walk (Seed Dispersal)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils collect seeds from field plants as part of understanding seed dispersal.
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A Priceless Collection

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read and discuss the background of plants, seeds, and gene banks and grow seeds on their own. In this seeds lesson plan, students also use maps to identify seed banks and research plant farmers.
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Seed Dispersal

For Students 4th - 12th
In this seed dispersal learning exercise, students classify plants and fruits. Students group plants and fruits with the mode of dispersal by which their seeds travel.
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Sprouting Artwork

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners complete activities to study seeds sprouting and plant growth. For this plant science lesson, students use mustard seeds and sponges to study the seed sprouting process. Learners observe their seeds for several days and complete...
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Flower Power

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use video learning to explore how flowers make seeds and dissect their own flower, and make a flower with its reproductive parts out of construction paper.
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Life Cycles: Plant Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this plant parts worksheet, learners assess their understanding of plants and plant parts. Students answer question about vocabulary, vegetables with seeds, and measuring plant parts.
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Growing a Winter Garden

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to planting story, identify vegetables in pictures, and watch teacher demonstrate proper way to plant seeds in soil, and water. Students then plant seeds into their own containers.
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Indoor Gardening

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars determine how a plant grows best. For this botany lesson, students observe variables that affect plant growth. Young scholars explore how to grow and maintain a plant. Students make observations of their plant as it grows.
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Let's Get Carried Away

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how seeds travel from their parent plants in search of water, sunlight, and nutrients, and conduct experiments in which they note characteristics that encourage seed dispersal by means of wind, water, animal carriers,...
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Glove Gardens

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate how seeds sprout. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students make predictions on which seeds will grow the fastest and observe the seeds over a period of time. Observations are recorded into a journal.
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Designing a Germination Experiment

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explore botany by participating in a seed experiment. In this plant nutrition lesson, students define several science experiment vocabulary terms like observation, treatment, and replicate. Students utilize soaked seeds in a...
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Tank Trials - Measuring Germination

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe and measure seed germination. In this life science instructional activity, students use 'tanks' to observe a set of seeds as they germinate and begin growing, make predictions, and record their data. Lesson includes...
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Planting Pumpkins

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students plant pumpkins. In this agriculture lesson, students use pumpkin seeds, mulch, and shovels to plant seeds from a pumpkin. Students observe the changes during each season.
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What Plants Need

For Teachers K
Students plant seeds in milk cartons, over the next two weeks, they watch the plants closely to see how they grow and change. They keep a photo journal to record the growth of the plant.
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Sowing Seeds of the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore how to preserve native wild plants and garden crops. In this science lesson, students play the role of botanists and research North American plants. Young scholars create a presentation about their findings.
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Unit on Developing a Basic Understanding of Plants

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the parts of a plant, their life cycles, and how to care for them in this unit.
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Growth and Change as it Occurs in Plants and Flowers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work together to observe plants and flowers through their life cycle. In groups, they make predictions and record changes in a journal. Using this information, they create their own original artwork and discuss the plants life...
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Investigation 7 - Plants In Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how the components of soil effect plant growth. They brainstorm different kinds of materials that plants could use for structural support. They design an experiment to show that plants can grow without soil.
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Understanding Life System: Growth and Changes in Plants

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ways in which plants are essential to humans. In this Global Peace lesson, 3rd graders participate in tasks, such as creating a propaganda poster. Students may watch the film, The Lorax, as a closing activity.
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Teeth and Eating

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct online research of different animals and their diet. In this animal lesson, students identify the various types of diets each animals has and their teeth. This research is done on the Internet.
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Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agricultural issues using math and probabilities. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate real world situations in agriculture using math and probabilities.
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Parts of a Plant

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the parts of a plant. In this science lesson, 1st graders identify and label the parts of a plant and record their findings on a word processor.