In What Direction Do Seeds Grow?

What does a seed need to grow into a plant? What is inside a seed? In a fun and engaging lesson, young scientists learn all about what it takes for a seed to become a plant as they listen to a story, examine the inside of a germinated...

Youngsters discover what is needed to grow a plant by planting grass seed into panty hose to grow the hair for a face that they created. They take responsibility for what they planted and grew. Predictions and discussions are also used...

New Horizons began its journey to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, it continues its mission. In that time, scholars have surely grown, but how much more will they grow by the time New Horizons reaches its destination? Find out with an...

Kindergartners learn about the ways force can stop and reverse motion. Several illustrations of children help them determine if the motion is causing an item to change direction. Next, they conduct an experiment to see if a water balloon...

Students explore tree growth. In this plant and tree life cycle instructional activity, students identify tree parts and describe their function. Students take a nature walk outdoors and complete a related information sheet about trees.

What do seeds need in order to grow into plants? This presentation follows what happened every four days during a seed growth and observation study. Images compare how well two sets of seeds did under specific circumstances. Use this to...

Here is a basic presentation on the most common ways that seeds are dispersed through the environment. Flying, popping, sticking, and carry and bury are the methods described in this five-slide PowerPoint. Use this as a complement to a...

Discover why astronauts go to space and what they do there with an entertaining video equipped with captivating graphics and an energetic host.

What a creative way to have students discuss plants! Learners use educational software to complete a graphic organizer on the basic needs of a pumpkin plant, and then write sentences describing their findings. This is a great way to...

Everybody needs somebody... especially in nature! Show your young ecologists the finer points of NGSS standard LS2A, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, using the helpful ideas in the video. The narrator discusses the...