Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Plants
Visitors of this site will discover what plant life is found in the tundra and how they are able to survive the adverse weather conditions. Click on the yellow flower to start.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Seeds and Seed Dispersal
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants seem to grow wherever they can. How? Plants can't move on their own. So how does a plant start growing in a new area? Learn more about seeds and seed...
Other
My Science Box: Raising Plants
The objective of this lesson is to study the life cycle and structure of plants. Students learn about the concept of classifying objects as either living or non-living by growing plants from seeds, fertilizing them, collecting seed, then...
NC State University
Ncsu.edu: Adventures of the Agronauts
This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape Parts of a Seed
Help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. Students will learn to describe a seed's structure and what's needed for seed growth.
Starfall
Starfall: All About Seeds
This lesson focuses on seeds and the plants they grow into. It includes kinds and sizes of seeds, pollination of plants, plant parts, how seeds travel, and what plants need to grow.
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Games: Get Growing
Choose and plant your seeds, and then give them everything they need to grow in this interactive garden.
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Cd Greenhouse [Pdf]
This activity explains how to germinate a seed inside a CD case so that its growth is visible. The transparency of the case makes it simple to track its growth using a marker.
Curated Video
How Do Plants Grow? | Knowsy Nina Wants to Know
Knowsy Nina discovers what food plants need in order to grow in this episode! [5:00]
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Salad on a Sponge: Grow Your Name
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. Both of these...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade K: From Seed to Plant
Students gather information from a variety of texts- literary and informational- to describe the connection between people, events, ideas, and pieces of information. Students are introduced to life cycles by learning about how a plant...
Read Works
Read Works: Pumpkins Are Popping Up Everywhere!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text showing how pumpkins grow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: From Seeds to Plants
In this primary unit on plants, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in plants. They identify plant parts, where seeds come from, and how they grow.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Who Needs What?
The teacher leads a discussion in which students identify the physical needs of animals, and then speculate on the needs of plants. With guidance from the teacher, the students then help design an experiment that can take place in the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Seeds to Plants: How to Grow a Plant
An experiment where first-graders plant seeds and monitor their growth. Prior to planting, they decide on an inquiry question, and how they will find out the answer through the experiment.
Texas A&M University
Wildflowers in Bloom: Wildflowers
Start wildflowers from seed, find out what your hardiness zone is, learn about seed germination and sunlight needs of plants. All this and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Pumpkin Time!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how a seed grows into a pumpkin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Living Things Plants
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart identifies and explains the function of main parts of a plant. It includes various activities for students using the Activboard tools.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Do all plants grow from seeds? No, there are actually a few plants that do not make seeds. Whether or not a plant makes seeds is one criteria used to classify...
Texas A&M University
Tamu: Aggie Horticulture: School Gardens
Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a...
Can Teach
A Demonstration of Photosynthesis and Transpiration
Students of all ages wonder what happens to a seed when you plant it in the ground. Try this basic experiment and let them explore, pose questions, and make predictions.
Curated OER
You Will Find Cycad Cones Growing in the Center of the Plant.
This engaging article on gymnosperms offers good descriptions and background on these seed bearing plants. Learn about their characteristics and what makes these plants different from angiosperms.
Read Works
Read Works: Carl's Garden Problem
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Carl who wants to plant a garden. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.