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Curated OER

Identification and Classification Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore and understand your world with taxonomy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flower Pigments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with Thin Layer Chromatography to separate pigments found in flower petals.
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Curated OER

Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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Curated OER

Asexual Reproduction

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate how asexual reproduction produces single-parent offspring. They use plants and yeast to demonstrate vegetative propagation and budding in a laboratory. Students draw five different types of asexual reproduction.
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Curated OER

Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
Worksheet
Biology Junction

Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology learning exercise, students answer questions.
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Curated OER

Reality vs. Fantasy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this reality and fantasy worksheet, young scholars label sentences as either being reality and fantasy, and then complete a Venn Diagram for a dragon and a dinosaur. Students label 10 sentences.
Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Review of binomial nomenclature and levels of classification in the plant kingdom. A quiz is available for students along with pictures, charts, and links.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Kingdom Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Explore the diversity and taxonomy of the plant kingdom.
Handout
Other

Perspective: The Plant Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know their are about 270,000 plant species? This webpage investigates the phyla of the plant kingdom. Learn how plants are classified based on their tissue structure, seed structure, and stature. Each division is described with...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Ferns: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of fern plants. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Ferns."
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Other

Panhandle Area Educational Consortium: The Six Kingdoms of Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists look at the evolutionary history of organisms to divide them into kingdoms. For awhile, there has been 5 kingdoms, but many scientist are now using 6 kingdoms.
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Plant Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about plants.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Race for Life: Plant Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This is an outdoors, hands-on activity. Create a short race course to engage students in physical activity while drawing comparisons to the plant kingdom. This activity serves as an introductory to the impact small changes can have on...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Mosses: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of moss plants. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Mosses."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Angiosperms

For Students 6th - 8th
In this illustrated introduction to angiosperms, learn about the structure and other characteristics of flowering plants.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the nitrogen cycle as it relates to plant photosynthesis. Find out how plants obtain the nitrogen they need for life.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: New Kingdoms

For Students 9th - 10th
Between 1866 and 1977, a total of four new kingdoms were added to the original plant and animal kingdoms identified by Linnaeus. The new kingdoms include Protista (protists), Fungi, Monera (eubacteria), and Archaea (archaebacteria)....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Botany Scavenger Hunt Where's the Ginkgo?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Angiosperms: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of angiosperm plants. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Angiosperms."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Ferns: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of fern plants. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Ferns."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Ferns: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of fern plants. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Ferns."
Activity
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Las Plantas

For Students 3rd - 8th
These interactive activities provide the minimum information necessary to understand the plant kingdom.
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Other

Hamilton College: Plant Kingdom Spore Producers

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid overview of the few plants that reproduce by spore production. Includes examples and an explanation of the early evolution of these plants.