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Learning About Plants- Flowers for a Special Occasion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars explore the parts of plants and discover that plants need to grow. In this plant lesson, students discuss the parts of the plant and plant petunias. Young scholars can share their plants with friends or families.
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6: Parts of a Flower

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners draw and label the parts of a flower using a coin from the Northern Mariana Islands. In this flower parts lesson plan, students look at a transparency of the reverse side of a quarter from the Mariana lslands. They discuss the...
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Drawing Plants with Plant Studio Freeware

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify parts of plants by name and the relationship among these parts as they use Plant Studio Freeware Wizard and tools on the computer to draw a particular plant from life or from a picture.
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Party with Plants

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students watch a video on plant parts and identify the function of plant parts. In this plants lesson plan, students identify the parts of plants they eat and relate it back to the food pyramid and perform math problems as they do this.
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Plant Power

For Teachers 1st
Here is an opportunity for your first graders to take a close look at plants: what they need to survive, how they grow, and the names of each plant part. The book, Corduroy's Garden is used to open the instructional activity. Then,...
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Six Plant Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create a harvest burrito out of fruit, flowers, roots, stems, and more. In this plants lesson plan, students go out into the garden and identify the 6 plant parts.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Cycles, Systems, and Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review the parts of the plant and their functions.  In this plant lesson, 4th graders recognize that plants must transfer energy to make food.  Students understand the interdependence of organisms in an...
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Which Parts of a Plant Do We Eat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the different parts of a plant. In this biology lesson, students examine its internal parts by dissecting it. They report their findings in class.
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Plants- What Are Their Parts and Functions?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about plants. In this plant function lesson, students label the parts of a plant and their functions. Middle schoolers work in small groups to create three simile statements to relate to the function of essential...
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BBC

Ourselves

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young biologists identify parts of the body, sort humans from other animals, and list the difference they see. Learners are split up into groups of three, and each group must find pictures in magazines of humans and other animals. They...
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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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Agriculture in the Classroom

A Rafter of Turkeys

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How did that turkey get from the early Aztec culture to your table? Learn about the history of wild and domesticated turkeys in North America, as well as their inclusion in Thanksgiving traditions, with a two-part agricultural science...
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A Seed for All Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify uses for plants. For this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Understanding the Roots

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the parts of a flower. In this earth science lesson, students read the book The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds and identify various plant parts. Students construct a model of a flowering plant from various art supplies.
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Flower Powder

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars collect and observe pollen. In this plant reproduction biology instructional activity, students use pollen boards to collect pollen from flowers, then match it with the correct paper flowers. Young scholars move artificial...
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Habitat for Plants! There's No Place Like Home!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils compare and contrast conditions necessary for survival of aquatic and terrestrial plants, identify common and scientific names of plants, and determine correlation between location and plant characteristics. Students then use...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Which Plant Is Which?

For Teachers 5th
Learn about dichotomous keys, plant identification, and how to care for the planet with a lesson that includes several hands-on and innovative activities. Kids go on a plant scavenger hunt and classify the plants that they find...
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Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify the plant parts and bee structures that are involved in pollination. They simulate pollination in a group activity and process the information.
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Logs of Straw: Dendocronology

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the age of trees by analyzing tree rings.  For this dendocronology lesson, students examine sample images of tree rings and identify their age by the amount of rings.  Students complete a chart identifying...
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What We Need

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic needs of plants. In this plant growth lesson, 1st graders observe types of plants and review the parts of a plant as well as the development of a seed. Students review related vocabulary and read The...
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Plant Systems

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders learn about plant systems and how plants grow and function. In this plant lesson plan, 2nd graders collect data based on roots, leaves, terrariums, plant uses, and locations of certain kinds of plants. They fill out...
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MEET A PLANT - UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students sharpen their observation and inquiry skills. They participate in a guided observation process that helps them focus on plant characteristics as a way to enhance both their appreciation and their knowledge of plants, plant...
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What Parts Are There to a Plant?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore botany by completing plant science worksheets. In this plant anatomy lesson, students examine real vegetables in class using magnifying glasses. Young scholars identify the plants anatomy and complete worksheets...
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Evidence of Photosynthesis

For Teachers 7th
Hands on science is the way to go! Learners conduct a lab experiment to help them explain how plants make food through photosynthesis. They test for the presence of starch in leaves using iodine solution and identify the basic things...