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Meet the Plants
Are you looking for a PowerPoint that identifies and explains the job each plant part performs? Perhaps you've found it! Examples of different types of plants, as well as common household items derived from plants are included. The text...
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The Tree Detective - Basic Dendrology
Young scholars identify tree species by their leaf characteristics. In this dendrology lesson, students learn leaf vocabulary and collect leaves. They identify the leaves using the leaf characteristics and the vocabulary that they learned.
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Taiga
In this taiga activity, students read a short article describing what a taiga is and then answer 10 multiple choice, true or false or short answer questions relating to the article.
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Plants
In this plants instructional activity, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This instructional activity has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Dichotomous Key for Identifying Pine Trees
Middle schoolers identify the species of pine trees that are found in their area. They use unlabeled "mystery" samples and a dichotomous key to identify the pine trees to species. After identification, they use a field guide to answer...
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Tree Identification
In this tree identification learning exercise, students collect samples from different trees and identify them using the deciduous tree guide or the conifer key.
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Evergreen Trees & Softwood
For this earth science worksheet, learners identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to evergreen trees and other softwood trees. There are 26 earth science terms located in the word search.