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How a Seed Grows and Who Grows It

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First graders explore biology by viewing PowerPoint presentations in class. In this plant life activity, 1st graders identify the life cycle of a plant and how to properly plant a seed outside. Students view a movie about plant life and...
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How a Seed Grows: And Who Grows It

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore botany by viewing video clips in class. In this seed growth activity, 2nd graders identify the types of seeds that grow specific plants and what the optimal conditions are for growing seeds. Students view a video...
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Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders discover how traits are passed from parent to offspring while examining plants. Students problem solve real world applications.
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The Seed Match

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study seeds and plants. In this science lesson, students explore seeds from various types of plants and complete a worksheet about seeds. Students discuss plants that are fruits and vegetables and where they grow.
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Snacks 'R Us

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First graders experiment with fat content by analyzing snack foods. They learn what makes up a nutritious snack.
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Photography and Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the techniques and principles of photographic composition using various scientific tools such as a camera, a digital computer scanner, and a computer.
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Cows, Worms, and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study decomposition. For this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
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Calories

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils explore calories. In this lesson about calories, students practice counting and recording calories. Pupils use a sample Calorie Calculation Chart to record how many calories consumed in one day. Students do an experiment on nuts...
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What Goes in Must Come Out

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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Hogs on a Diet

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars discuss the meaning of "hogging" something, and speculate on the origin of this phrase. They attempt to guess the contents of a shoe box (without looking inside). Students view feed grains and discuss animals that eat...
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Touch the Past: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Region

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the archeology of the Mississippi River Valley. Using the internet, they expand their research to include how the Native Americans in California used plants to meet their needs. They also research a Native American...
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Where is Agriculture?

For Teachers K
Pupils study agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, students investigate how agriculture helps to meet a family's needs. Pupils identify things in their home that began as agriculture.
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Learning From Leaves: Adaptation Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in an adaptation scavenger hunt at. They obtain various plant specimens, and sort the plants based on whether they came from a desert, tropical rainforest, or wetlands.
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Soybeans in Space

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Pupils work together to design an experiment that compares and contrasts differnet plant cultivation systems. In groups, they evaluate the results of the experiment to discover if the cultivation system could be used in space. They...
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Farm Animal Friends

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Students apply basic communication and math skills to situations. They apply prior knowledge to list characteristics of different animals. They listen to music to engage multiple senses. Then images of animals are shared with them to...
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Do we Really Need Wild Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research challenges with which modern biotechnology confronts wild nature. Students collect articles that relate to biotechnology and the environment. Students prepare a collaborative answer to the question, "Do we really need...
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Worms Crawl In and Do Lots of Things

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe the aquatic segmented worm, Lumbriculus varigatus and the life processes. They explore the processes of nutririon, transport, regulation, locomotion, and removal of wastes.
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Why Amundsen Killed His Dogs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Internet, video and text resources to gather information about the Amundsen/Scott race for the South Pole in 1911-12, dog sledding, and the ethical treatment of animals for science. They set up a debate to determine the...
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Plant Growth

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate how seeds are moved and how plants grow.  In this plant growth instructional activity, 1st graders listen to stories, play a game, and view a PowerPoint about plant growth. Students examine various seeds and...

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