Students bring in various vegetables and make friendship soup. They plant seeds and discuss the things plants need to grow and thrive.

Students consider and discuss the meaning of the word "agriculture" and how agriculture affects their lives every day. Students identify the various ways that agriculture touches their personal lives. Students use worksheets to list all...

First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.

First graders investigate plant growth and examine what factors contribute to plant growth. They keep a class chart of plant growth and write about and illustrate their conclusions.

Students explore importance of a herbarium and start one of their own.

Students identify and label parts of a plant. They will construct a plant from art material and describe the purpose of each part for the plants survival. Students author a book with pictures and words or a story about a plant.

In this elephant worksheet, students read several factual paragraphs about African elephants. Students then answer several questions about the animals.

In this crossword puzzle activity, learners read the 25 clues about Earth Day. Students then complete the crossword puzzle about Earth Day.

Students describe the importance of having a balance ecosystem. After a brief lecture, students give an explanation of the properties of an ecosystem. They create a web, using yarn which shows how the various members of the ecosystem are...

This comprehensive site provides a wealth of information about how to grow apple trees. Site selection, training and pruning central leader trees, harvesting, and fruit storage are several of the topics covered.

How well do you know your trees? Site allows users to identify trees by name, by leaf or by fruit. Provides characteristics and pictures of each.

An online resource for tree identification by common name, scientific name, leaf, or fruit.

How much do you think you know about trees? PBS site offers a video and description of the life cycle of trees and their leaves.

During this math-focused unit, students will create a device that is used to harvest fruit from a tree. They will then look at failure points in order to iterate their design. Finally, students will describe their device as a system and...

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

This site provides a fun and challenging trivia quiz. Will test your knowledge of trees. Grades 4-8.

This is the reproduction chapter from an online text, courtesy of the Forest Biology Department of Virginia Tech. Learn about trees, their flowers, and other details of their reproductive cycle.

This resource, built in partnership with the United Nations, aims to educate kids and adults about nature. Contains elaborate "themes" on everything from fruit trees to bio-farms. Also provides an archive of the project's previous years...

Did you know that some fungi can kill you while others seem to be able to fight cancer? Scientists are working toward putting together a fungal family tree to record which types of fungi are helpful and which can be harmful.