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Curated OER

Growing Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore plants and recognize that they are living things that require light and water to grow. For this online plant biology lesson, students identify, name and match the parts of plants. Extension activities and suggested...
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Curated OER

Which Parts of a Plant Do We Eat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the different parts of a plant. In this biology instructional activity, students examine its internal parts by dissecting it. They report their findings in class.
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Curated OER

Bean There, Done Plant

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explain that events in nature follow an orderly progression when they plant seeds and observe the development of the seeds. They count seeds and find the likenesses and the differences of many seeds.
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Curated OER

Practice with Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars work in small groups to match cell vocabulary terms to the appropriate cell part in a photograph. They use a draw program to sketch a plant and animal cell.
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Curated OER

The Interrelationships of Soil, Water and Fertilizers and How They Affect Plant Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how different nutrients in the soil and fertilizers affect plant growth. In groups, they participate in a role play in which allows them to see the interactions of humans and plants. They also read articles and record...
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Curated OER

Cells: A project in 3-D for Special Needs Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use the internet to research information about cells in order to create a 3-D model of a cell. They may choose either to research a plant or animal cell. Students locate and identify the parts of a cell and build a 3-D...
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Curated OER

Who Am I?

For Teachers 5th
For this science worksheet, 5th graders will identify 16 different plants. Students will focus on the pictures provided and label each plant by name.
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Curated OER

A Garden on the Moon

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify criteria and constraints related to the design and development of a plant growth chamber.  In this engineering lesson students apply the engineering design process to solve a problem. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Picture Story: How Do Plants Grow

For Students K - 2nd
In this picture story:  how do plants grow worksheet, students look at eight pictures about the growth of a plant and decide what sequence to put them in.
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Curated OER

Exploring Texture In the Garden

For Teachers K
Students explore the garden environment. In this garden environment lesson, students investigate the needs and parts of a plant. Students discover the differences between fruits and vegetables while creating their own garden.
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Curated OER

The Effect of Tides & Elevation on Wetland Plant Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend how tides can impact shoreline plant communities through the study of a freshwater tidal marsh. They use actual tidal data to show that tidal ranges differ among geographic locations, even those relatively close...
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Curated OER

Plant Growth

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate how seeds are moved and how plants grow.  In this plant growth lesson plan, 1st graders listen to stories, play a game, and view a PowerPoint about plant growth. Students examine various seeds and recognize...
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Curated OER

The Effects of Light and Temperature on the Growth and Development of Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of light and temperature on plant growth and development. In this plant growth lesson plan, students use radish plants and cover them with different shades of green and red transparencies and observe...
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Curated OER

Alien Invasions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create an educational pamphlet on the origins, spread and impact of invasive plant species in their community.
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Curated OER

Landscaping for Wildlife

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the essential elements needed for promoting wildlife habitat. They describe the terms used in habitat design and the shelter for wildlife. Students explore how to create a pond to support wildlife and how to create a...
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Curated OER

Bean Plant Growth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils identify, monitor, and analyze how seeds grow into plants and reproduce seeds at a quick rate. Students record the rate at which plants grow. Pupils identify what plants need in order to grow. Students share and discuss their...
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Curated OER

Planting a Garden Through Dance

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create a dance study based on the growth cycle of a flower. They improvise movements that relate to each stage of growth. They create artwork on the growth cycle of a flower. They perform their dances for the whole class.
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Curated OER

Creating a Plant Cell Journal

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover the anatomy of a plant by illustrating plant cells.  In this botany lesson, students research information about plant cells and draw pictures of cells in a plant journal.  Students organize their notes into an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant vocabulary worksheet students look up definitions for 10 words pertaining to plants. Students write the meanings on the provided lines.
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Curated OER

Plants, Ecology, Seed Planting

For Teachers 1st
First graders use senses to examine objective or events, then gather and interpret data with instruments. They design invention to support or refute hypothesis, then generate, record, and organize data. They improve environmental...
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Curated OER

Prairie Plant Investigation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students carefully observe prairie plants and record their observations in a science journal. They examine the root systems of grasses and flowers and surmise how these plants can grow together on the prairie.
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Curated OER

Temperature and the Tomato

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You will need a photovoltaic system and monitor at your school in order to obtain all of the data required to thoroughly implement this instructional activity. Your class monitors daily temperature and insolation amounts over a two week...
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Energy Sustainability in the Klamath Basin

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers research the hydroelectric plant removal project that is underway on the Klamath River. They consider the replacement of hydroelectric dams with geothermal power plants and form an argument based on their viewpoints. Since...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Fall into Healthy Shapes

For Teachers K Standards
Kindergartners identify geometric shapes by planting a fall garden. They start their seeds in containers that have different shapes, and keep track of their plants based on those shapes. This brilliantly designed and incredibly thorough...