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Fun with Flowers
Students make observations of flowers. In this life science lesson plan, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Five Pots
In this printing learning exercise, students practice writing the number five. Students also color in five flower pots of a variety of sizes.
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Pretty Posy Picture Holder
In this art project instruction sheet worksheet, students read the directions on how to make a picture frame holder in the shape of a flower. There are 8 steps, with a photograph included.
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The Empty Pot: A Lesson About Integrity
Learners discuss whether honesty really is the best policy with a lesson on "The Empty Pot," a Chinese fable about integrity. After reading the story, class members answer several comprehension and reflection questions about what they...
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Planting a Rainbow Bulletin Board
Students explore a variety of colors and shapes after reading the story, "Planting A Rainbow," by Lois Ehlert. The tracking and reading of labels attached to diagrams form an experience in vocabulary development in this lesson.
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Who Killed the Flowers?
This could be really good, or it could be really bad! The crime to be solved is, "Who went pee in the flowerpot?" Given four imitation urine samples, young chemists or crime scene investigators perform pH, glucose, and turbidity tests to...
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Design Engineer Problem
Students design a flower-pot and saucer. In this math lesson, students incorporate the use of technology to correctly build and shape a flower pot. They calculate the necessary mass of the red clay used to make the pot.
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Let It Grow: An Inquiry-Based Organic Gardening Research Project
How does your garden grow? An inquiry-based, organic gardening unit asks young scientists to research a vegetable or flower, create an environment for it, and then plant and tend to the seedling. Gardeners develop their own research...
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Flowering Philanthropy
Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
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Garden in a Jar
Students construct a simulated garden. In this visual arts lesson, students use a baby food jar and place a small amount of green dough inside of it. Students then poke silk flowers through the dough. Students may decorate the jar using...
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Mother's Day Craft
Young scholars create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.
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Flower Pot
High schoolers identify and discuss the tin-glazed earthenware of viceregal Mexico including the process and the design of these two pieces. They define and apply the concept of radial symmetry. Students design and create their own...
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A Clever Way to Water
Your plants will survive without you. Scholars create a device that can water plants using a coiled string. Along the way, they learn about adhesion and cohesion of water. The challenge is to keep the plants alive for at least a week.
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Natural Refrigeration
Students build a refrigerator that does not require electricity. In this environmental science instructional activity, student consider desert dwellers of Africa who have no access to electricity. Students use flower pots, sand and water...
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Planting Phil's Garden
Students study how to care for plants. In this plant care lesson, students observe a plant care demonstration and examine flowers using their senses. They listen to Janet Wakefield's, What If Everybody Gave? They complete a community...
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All About Seeds!
How do fruits relate to flowers and seeds? Identify the seeds and their purpose with a coloring activity for kindergartners. Once they color the seeds of apples, bananas, and peas (among others), kids get hands-on experience with bean...
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Springtime Party Favors
Students plant a flower in a keepsake pot. In this art lesson students each plant a seed in a small pot. The students take their pot with the planted seed home.
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Contribution to the Beautification of Parma
First graders participate in beautification project in their local area. In this community service instructional activity, 1st graders plan and prepare a flower planting project for a low income area of their city. They practice...
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Container Gardening: A Rainbow Garden
In this container gardening a rainbow garden worksheet, students look in a catalog or garden center to find flowers in every color of the rainbow, then list the names of the plants.
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Learning About Plants- Flowers for a Special Occasion
Students explore the parts of plants and discover that plants need to grow. In this plant instructional activity, students discuss the parts of the plant and plant petunias. Students can share their plants with friends or families.
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Forget-Me-Knots in a Pot
Students discuss Alaska's state flower and grow their own flowers in pots. They discover skills needed for gardening and plant care. Once students have researched the state flower, they draw pictures of forget-me-knots and list the...
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Beeswax Flower Candle
Students create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...
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Fun With Plants Brain Teaser-Find the Flower
In this plant brain teaser worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences; the answers give a clue about a type of flower students name, 5 total.