Curated OER
Enrichment Activities - "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"
Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...
Curated OER
Health and Growth
Young scholars identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson, students review the five food groups and categorize healthy and unhealthy foods on a chart. Young scholars develop their own menus.
Curated OER
A Little Alliteration
Second graders study rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry by completing various activities. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders practice recognizing alliteration and then create their own poem using alliteration.
Curated OER
Charlotte's Web
Students examine the story, "Charlotte's Web" in the nine lessons of this unit. As the students progress through the book, they will explore the story plot, setting, character, and the value of friendship.
Curated OER
Changing Sounds
Students identify how the pitch and the loudness of an instrument can be altered by examining the sounds made by three instruments.
Curated OER
Sowing Seeds of Service
Third graders use metric measuring for model and actual plan in designing a roof garden. They photograph the process, record results in a journal, and plant seedlings in small containers. Finally, 3rd graders complete an acid rain...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read about the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 7.7 Life Cycle of Seedless Vascular Plants
Discover the life cycle of seedless vascular plants.
abcteach
Abcteach: Science: Plants
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate comparison charts, crosswords, and journals for recording data on plants and plants processes. One can also find lesson plans and plant experiments, as well as flower and tree resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 7.3 Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle
Learn about the reproduction and life cycles of plants.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The life cycle of a plant is very different from the life cycle of an animal. Humans are made entirely of diploid cells (cells with two sets of chromosomes). Our...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Reproduction in Seedless Plants
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Seedless plants can reproduce asexually or sexually. Some seedless plants, like hornworts and liverworts, can reproduce asexually through fragmentation. When a small...
Other
Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Choose Life
A great review for understanding life cycles and many aspects of living things. Find topics and their main ideas, vocabulary review, quizzes, and complementary activities for teachers to use.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Vikings: How Do Plants Grow?
Olaf the viking is learning about the life cycle of plants. Help him tend to his garden as he learns.
Science & Plants for Schools
Science & Plants for Schools: Pollination, Fertilization, Fruits [Pdf]
Great PDF to teach learners about plant reproduction and life cycle. There are many teacher printables.
Science & Plants for Schools
Science & Plants for Schools: Teaching Resources
A collection of teaching resources to help learners explore plants! Resources investigate anatomy of plants, reproduction and life cycles, fruits, seeds, classification, photosynthesis, factors that affect plant growth, and respiration....
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: The Living World
This landing page includes learning modules on the following topics of: animals, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and reproductions, food chains, habits, humans and the environment, adaptation, inheritance, and evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Although we generally discuss plants when learning about photosynthesis, keep in mind that plants are not the only organisms that can make their own food. Some...
Other
Wake Forest University: Angiosperms Reproduction/life Cycle
This informative resource describes the advances that angiosperms possess over conifers. It also looks at the parts of a flower, how fruit develops and the life cycle of an angiosperm.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to third-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Life Cycle of Ferns, a Seedless Vascular Plant
Students will listen, watch, and read while the teacher goes over the life cycle of the ferns. Students will then use the textbook or Internet websites to draw, label, decorate, or color the life cycle of ferns. Students will also use...
Channel 4 Learning
Channel 4 Learning: Science Essentials: Life Cycles
Learn about the life cycles of plants and animals then demonstrate what you know with activities, a quiz, and related resources.