Ginkgo Teacher Resources

Ginkgo trees existed for more than 350 million years, and, at this time, only one species still remains. While plant diversity generally increases over geologic time, some interesting exceptions occur. Young scientists learn about plant...

What is figurative language? Introduce your young learners to the most popular forms of figurative language: the simile and the metaphor. Start by reading "Willow and Ginkgo" by Eve Merriam, and identify where similes are used. Then look...

Learners use a science journal to log plants that are native to Alabama. In this plant lesson plan, young scholars identify characteristics, describe environments, and classify the plants that they find.

Since avocados are fruits, is guacamole a smoothie? The video explains how trees that produce fruit with no natural way to spread their seeds are still alive. It goes into detail about avocado trees and ginko biloba trees.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, learners read the 9 statements about South Carolina. Students use the words in the word box to complete the examples.

In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the 8 phrases associated with South Carolina. Students then complete the puzzle with terms about South Carolina.

Help your learners navigate the vocabulary of Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori with a lesson on categorizing words. After coming up with a list of things that grow from the earth, learners decide which categories each words belong in.

In this comma exercise worksheet, students are given seventeen sentences to proofread and edit inserting commas where necessary.

Students discuss trees, leaves, and the growth process In this 1st - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various types of leaves, recognizing the differences in size and shape. Students create tracings of various leaves to...

In this state facts activity, students read the statements associated with the state of South Carolina. Students select the correct answer for the 9 statements.

In this simile activity, students fill in the blanks to similes about themselves. Students complete 6 similes total on this activity.

Pupils interpret what a similies and metaphors are. They give examples of similies and metaphors. Pupils write different similies and metaphors using fall or autumn descriptive words. Students base their comparisons on facts, once they...

In this name match worksheet, students match up ten species to their description or history by drawing a line between one to the other.

Students discover facts about leaves. For this early childhood lesson plan, students identify different types of leaves, and make predictions about which types of leaves they think they will find in their community. Students collect...

In this tree worksheet, students write a tree type in the middle of the graphic organizer and then fill out the 4 parts of the graphic organizer. Students fill out parts for definition, characteristics, examples, and non examples.

Students explore similes and metaphors. They discuss and define similes and metaphors, identify the similes and metaphors in two poems, and create three original examples of each.

Students compare and contrast the coelacanth, a living fossil, with a moray eel and a bull shark. They complete a Fish Anatomy worksheet while researching the skeleton, body coverings and buoyancy of each fish.

Almost nothing is known of the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale. Nothing about its behavior or feeding habits has been reported, and its geographical distribution is estimated from a very small sample. Learn more about the Mesoplodon...

Describes the characteristics of gymnosperms and discusses conifers, cycads, Ginkgo plants, and gnetophytes.

This site is dedicated to the tree Ginkgo Biloba, its benefits to human health.

Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special...

Take this ten-question review quiz over gymnosperm plants. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

Learn how to examine a deciduous tree and how to identify the various leaves by their shape and color. There is a guide to leaf terminology with helpful accompanying diagrams.

An in-depth reference explaining the role of seed plants in biological diversity. Photographs and labeled diagrams help learners with understanding.