Lesson Plan
Curated OER

THE PEANUT WIZARD

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars read information about George Washington Carver and outline the information. They are given peanuts in the shell, students examine them and eat them. Young scholars discuss the following questions: Why did George...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring and Identifying Trees with the Help of Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students arrange themselves into small groups. Each group chooses a distance to measure ( the distance between the slide and the swings, for instance). Person #1 walks the distance, counting the number of his or her steps. Persons 2...
Handout
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Planet Explorers

For Students 9th - 10th
Celebrating plants and botanists, here find information on everything from photographic equipment, plant clubs, botanical gardens, seed sources, and a gallery where members can display their work. Read about famous botanists, or look for...