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Curated OER

What is a Plant?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant characteristics instructional activity, students will read a paragraph about plants and then use the information found in that paragraph to complete 3 short answer questions about plant adaptations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stella the Swan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the telling of a story with props. They study similarities and differences between ducks, geese and swans, how wildfowl are adapted to life in water, how wildfowl move and feed, and wildfowl family life, how they nest,...
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Curated OER

Seed Germination

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars germinate a Mung Bean seed. In this seed lesson students conduct an experiment germinating a Mung Bean. They apply three different treatments to the seeds: dry, moist, and underwater incubation.
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Curated OER

Soil Composition

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars examine soil. In this soil composition lesson students participate in soil sedimentation and filtration activities. The young scholars discuss what non-living and living things are in soil and why it is so important.
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Curated OER

Plant and Animal Cells - Are they Different?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. In this cell activity, students use microscopes to observe self prepared slides of animal and plant cells.
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Curated OER

Using Plant Pigments as Natural Dyes

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Learners create friendship bracelets and quilt squares. In this plant lesson student dye their own string and cotton material with plant pigments. Students use the naturally dyed materials to create the friendship bracelets and quilt...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Nonvascular Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this nonvascular plant worksheet, students compare the characteristics of bryophyta, hepatophyta, and anthocerophyta. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank and 3 multiple choice questions.
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Curated OER

WONDERFUL, WATERFUL WETLANDS

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students list characteristics of wetland and describe the functions of a wetland.
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Curated OER

Fertilized Death Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effect of chemicals on Platyhelminthes and planaria development. They observe the growth and development of planaria and investigate what fertilizer can do to living organisms when it is introduced into their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Non-Seed Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this non-seed vascular plant activity, students review the characteristics of sporophytes, lycophytes, sphenophytes, and pterophytes. This activity has 19 fill in the blank, 4 true or false, and 2 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Biocomplexity Lab Activity: Measuring Water pH

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers test unknown solutions for pH levels to determine which organism can live in each environment. They name three substances that they think are acids. Students determine a solution is an acid or base. They define the term pH.
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Curated OER

What Are Heritage Plants?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students listen to a story, plant seeds, and study about heritage seeds. They read seed packages for plant needs and sizes, plant seeds. They read story "How Groundhog's Garden Grew" which covers many activities of planting, growing...
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Curated OER

Fun with Plants: Just for Fun

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this gardening words worksheet, students look for words that have to do with gardening in a word search. Students look for 25 words in a word search.
Unit Plan
Calvin Crest Outdoor School

Survival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
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Science & Plants for Schools

Photosynthesis - A Survival Guide

For Teachers 5th - 11th Standards
Young scientists learn what it takes for life on Earth to survive with this series of photosynthesis resources. Offering twelve different activities ranging from independent practice worksheets to in depth scientific...
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Teach Engineering

Superhydrophobicity – The Lotus Effect

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discover and demonstrate the Lotus Effect and superhydrophobic surfaces with the eighth installment of a nine-part series that teaches scholars about surfaces that exhibit superhydrophobicity. The lesson continues also describes...
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K5 Learning

The Life Cycle

For Students 3rd Standards
Studying plant, animal, or insect life cycles? Pair a science unit with a reading comprehension worksheet on life cycles. The passage touches briefly on butterfly, plant, frog, and dog life cycles before prompting readers to answer six...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Finding Fossils

For Students 6th - 12th
How does one go about finding fossils? Find out with an informative webpage that looks at the digging process, showcases rocks and common fossils, helpful tips, and a list of archeological do's and don'ts. 
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Dr. Panda

Dr. Panda's Veggie Garden

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Friends arrive at the farm and aspiring agronomists help the farmer to grow what the friends want. With adorable animation and charming background music, little ones practice virtual gardening and farming while developing cognitive...
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Curated OER

Land Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in small groups on a problem based learning activity. Students are presented with a problem of buying land to use for educational purposes only and must determine if it is feasible to buy it based on soil analysis and plant...
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Global Oneness Project

Bearing Witness

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A controversial construction project in South America, the Belo Monte dam, is endangering local cultures, ecosystems, and communities. High schoolers create a concept map based on an online article they read before engaging in...
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Channel Islands Film

Island Cattle Ranching

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Is cattle ranching on Santa Rosa island viable or non-viable? Rather than focusing on the issues of the transition of Santa Rosa island from a privately owned island cattle ranch to a national park, class members are asked to consider if...
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Curated OER

Starting an Indoor Container Garden from Seed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create an indoor container garden. In this container garden instructional activity, students explore seed germination. Middle schoolers discuss edible seeds.
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American Museum of Natural History

Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha

For Students 6th - 12th
One ecosystem is home to numerous habitats—how diverse are they? Pupils interact with an online lesson to explore three habitats in a rain forest ecosystem. They discover connections between species and how they depend on each other for...

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