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Unit Plan
Rain Bird Corporation

Rain Forest Teaching Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Take young naturalists on an exploration of the world's tropical rainforests with this extensive collection of lessons and activities. Whether its creating leaf and flower prints or investigating the absorption spectrum of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beat a Leaf

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A simple, yet effective classroom activity is described in this resource on leaves and how they grow. The activity should lead pupils to discover how plants make their own food and what they need to survive. In the activity, they create...
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Worksheet
Biology Junction

Photosynthesis Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
In this photosynthesis worksheet, pupils complete a crossword puzzle with 26 questions on the processes involved in photosynthesis.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tracking Ocean Ecology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students look at the data maps given to them about how chlorophyll affects the algae blooms and make predictions about the harm they will cause. In this data maps lesson plan, students manipulate data sets from the website.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant Pigments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the components of chlorophyll. They use paper chromatography to separate the many pigments of chlorophyll from one another.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Does the Green Go?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate why green leaves change colors in the fall. They press leaves and write a poem, create a chlorophyll leaf print, take a nature walk, and create a leaf shape poster.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Do Trees Do for Dinner?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate how trees produce their own food. They examine chlorophyll cells with a microscope, analyze a cross section of a log, determine how old the tree was, simulate the distance of the roots, and create a play.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chlorophyll And The Color Of Light

For Students 5th - 8th
In this biology and math worksheet, students view a graph of percentage of light reflected by chlorophyll and compose answers to questions on a separate piece of paper. This worksheet would be a fine homework assignment.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measure Photosynthesis With Floating Leaves

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this activity, you will be able to observe the oxygen production in leaves by doing a floating leaf disk experiment. You can also find out how quickly plants produce oxygen, and what variables affect photosynthesis.