Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
How to Make Flowers Last Longer Instructional VideoHow to Make Flowers Last Longer Instructional Video
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
2 more...
Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:10
Audiences
For Teacher Use
1 more...
Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2016
Usage Permissions
Fine Print
Instructional Video

How to Make Flowers Last Longer

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

"Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour." - Robert Frost. An engaging video in the ACS Reactions playlist explains six steps that people can take to make flowers last longer. The best part? They're all fairly simple steps that anyone can take.

4 Views 1 Download

Concepts

flowers, aging

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the class design and perform an experiment to see what conditions promote long-lasting flowers
  • See if a florist can come and talk about measures to make flowers last longer

Classroom Considerations

  • Some basic plant biology knowledge is helpful but not necessary
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Animations and graphics help with understanding
  • Well-paced video keep viewers engaged

Cons

  • None

See similar resources:

Lab Resource

How Can You Demonstrate the Different Efficiencies of Different Light Bulbs?

Colorado State University
Need a bright idea for an engaging lab? Watch your class light up as they explore the difference in efficiency between incandescent and LED bulbs! The resource makes use of simple materials and encourages learners to infer what's...
6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Gorongosa: Making Observations Activity

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Do you have young scientists wanting to make new discoveries rather than just completing the same experiments? Young scientists use their observational skills to identify animals and patterns in animal behavior. Through tracking...
6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

How Novel Icefish Genes Can Improve Human Health

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Designed to accompany the 13-minute video The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes, this handout serves as both a viewing guide during the video and an analysis of how the adaptations of the icefish might help treat...
7th - 12th Science
CCSS: Designed
PPT

Conditioning and Storing Cut Flowers and Greens

Curated OER
Flower storage is an important topic if you are working with flowers. Consequently, this series of slides will be useful for those who are studying floral arranging. The information provided in this presentation could be used to enhance...
8th - 12th Science
Instructional Video

How Can You Make Your Smartphone Battery Last Longer?

American Chemical Society
Be sure to charge your phones so you can view the resource. An informative YouTube video in the ACS Reactions playlist describes how lithium-ion batteries work. It also gives three tips for how to make cell phone batteries last longer.
4 mins 9th - Higher Ed Science
Instructional Video

Why We Age - And How We Can Stop It

SciShow
As we get older, we age, our bodies and minds deteriorate, but this isn't true of all species. The video begins with why we age and what biological processes cause aging. Then it covers research on worms, mice, and other animals that...
10 mins 9th - 12th Science
Instructional Video

The Last Time the Globe Warmed

PBS
Global warming ... greenhouse gases ... climate change ... sounds familiar, right? What about palm trees in Wyoming, or swimming in the sea near Antarctica? Science scholars discover the unbearable conditions Earth experienced during its...
11 mins 6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

TED-Ed
How can tattoos be permanent if humans shed over one million skin cells per day? Here's a short, animated video that answers this essential question and provides everything you want to know about the history of tattooing, tattoos...
4 mins 7th - 11th Science
Instructional Video

How Mendel's Pea Plants Helped Us Understand Genetics

TED-Ed
A brief animation introduces heredity to your beginning biologists. They will meet Gregor Mendel's green and yellow peas, dominant and recessive traits, homozygous and heterozygous alleles, and Punnett squares. In this cartoon animation,...
3 mins 7th - 9th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Unknown Type

Glencoe Biology: Flowers: Self Check Quiz

McGraw Hill
Try this five multiple-choice question quiz over flowers. Students can use the self-checking feature to review their answers.
9th - 10th Science
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use