CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Growth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses meristem and its role in plant growth.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Plant Structure and Function Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over plant structure and function. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Plant Development Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over plant development, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
NC State University
North Carolina State University: Plant Experiments on Line
Experiments provide information related to the importance of light and gravity on plant growth and development.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Make a Friend From Soil and Seeds
Follow these step-by-step instructions to create a cute little friend with real-growing hair made of grass and grass seeds.
TOPS Learning Systems
Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Monocots/dicots [Pdf]
Grow corn and bean seeds and measure their comparative growth over time.
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Cd Greenhouse [Pdf]
This activity explains how to germinate a seed inside a CD case so that its growth is visible. The transparency of the case makes it simple to track its growth using a marker.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape
Inspector LePlant and his friends look at the world of plants in this site for younger students. Features include the parts of plants and the seven basic requirements that plants need to survive as well as a short quiz.
NC State University
Ncsu.edu: Adventures of the Agronauts
This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Nova Zembla: How Does Temperature Affect Plant Growth?
Viktor brought his pet plant on his trip to Nova Zembla. Help him figure out what to do to take care of the plant.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Needs of Plants
Each student will make his/her own mini-garden and will observe the growth and development of radishes. To help students learn about requirements for plant growth, the teacher will make four experimental gardens and place them in...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Plant Science Inquiry: From Seed to Flower
After planting three flower seeds (same variety), students will observe changes and note details about how they grow by keeping a log book to record these changes over a period of 8-10 weeks.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does It Grow? Hydroponic Spinach
How do leafy greens like spinach grow even in the dead of winter? One way is hydroponics- an ancient technique that could be the future of farming. [4:51]
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are Some Types of Plants?
Heidi lives in Norway. She notices that plants grow on land, but also underwater. Help her figure out other places that plants grow.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Seeds: How They Grow
The students will be collecting, germinating and planting seeds to show the process of plant growth. The students will be recording the information in their science journal. In addition, the students will be observing the water cycle as...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: 'Nuts' About Peanuts!! (Writing)
This activity will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The students will describe the characteristics of a peanut and peanut butter (using their five senses) and record their observations/descriptions on a graphic organizer....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Promise of a Seed
In this lesson, students will plant seeds, record the changes, and connect the relationship of seeds to plants. This lesson should be taught at the beginning of plant unit.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Watch That Plant Grow
This lesson allows learners to explore horticulture within a controlled environment, a greenhouse. Students engage in hands-on activities as they grow their own plants and chart data concerning the conditions related to plant growth in a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Can Plants Be Grown in Space?
This instructional activity allows students to explore finding a solution to growing plants in space. Students will have the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation to discover if plants can grow in space. Students will also...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Sunlight & Water
This activity teaches kids about variables by growing three different plants from seed and explains that variables are something that can be changed in an experiment.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Lesson: Plant Investigations
In groups, have students research and present plants that are on their plate. These plants can be a combination of all of their cultures or students can pick one culture to research and present on. Students will need to classify that...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Tissues and Organs Study Guide
Review the main vocabulary and processes in plant tissues and organs.
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Salad on a Sponge: Grow Your Name
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. Both of these...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: How Plants Spice Up Our Lives
Students take apart and label basic parts of a plant in this lesson plan. The students also use kitchen spices to determine which part of a plant was used for various flavorings.