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How Tall are Plants?
First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.
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Science: How Tall Are Plants
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.
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Lets Think About...Plants
Students bring in various vegetables and make friendship soup. They plant seeds and discuss the things plants need to grow and thrive.
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Explorit's Foodplant Quiz
In this plants worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about plants grown for food.
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Zen Gardens
Learners study the design elements and symbolism of Japanese gardens through a hands-on lesson in Zen Garden design.
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Adopt-An-Insect
For this biology worksheet, middle schoolers locate examples of various types of insects listed in the chart and receive a point value for each according to its significance. Then they identify body parts and habitat for each item.
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Pollination Power
Students go out into the garden and observe pollinating animals through hand lenses. In this pollination lesson plan, students also discuss how animals carry seeds to create new plants elsewhere.
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Finding and Collecting in the Field
Students examine the types of plants brought over to America from immigrants. They research how some of these types of plants cause damage and alter the landscape. They record data and share the information with the community.
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Tagging Race
Young scholars examine and identify plant parts to recognize specific weeds, identify three different weeds, discern differences in weeds quickly, evaluate classmates' weed recognition, and discuss what strategies they used to identify...
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Vegetable Twister
Learners review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. For this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Learners participate in a game of Twister...
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Gifts from the Sea
Students discover the oceanic food chain. In this healthy eating lesson, student investigate the fish we eat and the food the fish eat. Students discover what ocean animals eat seaweed and what everyday foods we eat that also...
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Spring Fever
Learners grow plants from seeds that can later be placed in outdoor settings. They care for the seeds while they germinate and begin to leaf out.
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Making Pretzels
Students explore how people use plants for food. They use pretzels to see how wheat can be turned into food.
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Sun Seeking Plants
Students investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and...
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Forest Friends Forever
Students investigate how to use the senses to gather information about objects such as size, shape, color, texture, sound, position, and change (qualitative observations are utilized throughout this lesson). They investigate and explain...
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Now You Have It, Now You Don't
Young scholars compare shipping peanuts made from corn and made from Styrofoam. In this corn based peanuts lesson, students understand why to use eco-friendly materials for packing. Young scholars participate in an experiment to compare...
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Eat Your Vegetables Crossword Puzzle
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the statements about vegetables and find 8 words to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Problem Solving: Perimeter, Area, or Volume?
In this perimeter, area, or volume worksheet, students read the word problems and determine whether to problem solve to find the perimeter, area, or volume to answer the six word problems.
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Reading - Glaciers
In this online interactive glaciers worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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Will It Grow?
Fifth graders conduct experiments involving plants. In this science lesson, 5th graders design an experiment involving plants. Students use the scientific method to design their experiments.
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1st Grade - Act. 22: Retelling the Tiny Seed
First graders write sentences and illustrate ways seeds travel.
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Plants Word Search Puzzle
For this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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Pollen Tracks
Students participate in an artificial dig investigating imitiation rock samples that contain "pollen" from ancient plants. Students determine which plants the pollen samples came from.
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Seasonal Customs Worksheet
In this seasonal customs worksheet, students sort the customs that are adhered to when families celebrate special seasons or holidays.