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Let's Learn About Plants!

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Learners discover different plants and plant parts by observing their campus.  In this plant life instructional activity, students take a guided walk around their school with a magnifying glass examining everyday plants as well as photographing them.  Learners write and draw diagrams based on the plant characteristics.

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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
Science
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2 days
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Project-Based Learning
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