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Asexual Propagation
Jeopardy is always a fun way to review multiple areas of information from a topic. There are 5 categories included in this game focused on propagating plants. Subjects such as cuttings and leaf-buds are well detailed.
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Asexual Propagation
Grow plants from the ones you already have. Explore plant-cutting techniques through this detailed guide covering herbaceous, soft-wood, and semi-hardwood species. Ideal to use with a higher-ed or vocational class. Tip: Invite students...
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Sustainable Forestry
High schoolers evaluate a forest for timber harvest and discuss potential impacts of logging. For this sustainable forestry lesson, they work in groups in a forested plot to choose trees to cut based on species and stem diameter and then...
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Plantae WebQuest
Send your young life scientists on a plant webquest that has them reading case studies to decide if seeds are seeds and plants are plants.
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Prairie In A Bottle
Second graders observe images of prairie ecosystems and discuss the needs of living things. They create a prairie habitat in a closed jar to observe the water cycle and plant growth.
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Functions of Leaves
The title is a little deceiving since only one of 17 slides is dedicated to the function of leaves, while the rest is dedicated to the structure. Both internal and external structure is taught with accompanying diagrams. If you are going...
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Plant Pipes
Students work together to discover the path water follows in plants. They create multicolored flowers. They label each part of the plant and note their function.
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Start a Herbarium
Students explore importance of a herbarium and start one of their own.