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Flowers to Dye For

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe biology by completing a plant experiment in class. For this botany lesson, students discuss the anatomy related to a plant and how roots and stems are necessary to its survival. Students utilize food coloring and examine...
Lesson Plan
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Tops and Bottoms

For Teachers 1st
First graders classify vegetables by which parts are edible.  In this plant biology lesson, 1st graders are read Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens, participate in a discussion of which plant parts are edible in the story, then sort...
Organizer
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Plants

For Students 5th - 8th
In this plants worksheet, students will review the basic steps of photosynthesis, how materials are transported through a plant, and the process of plant reproduction. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
Lesson Plan
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A Study of Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Using a variety of multi-media resources, your high schoolers become familiar with the parts of plant and create a story about plants using vocabulary learned during their research of plants. Completed stories are published using the...
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K12 Reader

Tissues, Organs and Systems

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Young scientists are introduced to the connections among cells, tissues, organs, and systems in a life science reading comprehension worksheet that asks them to respond to a series of questions based on the passage.
PPT
Biology Junction

Seed Plants: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
One of the reasons plants found success on land relates to seed development. Scholars learn about many different forms of seeds and how they changed over time. It describes the structure and function of many different types of seeds in...
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Plant Structure, Function and Growth

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars study three structures of a plant as well as their locations and functions.  In this botany lesson plan students complete several activities on plant organs and their functions.
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Plant Parts and their Function

For Teachers 3rd
Discover why plants are important to our world. View plant parts and categorize them as stems or buds. Students do a cut and paste of pictures of plants into correct categories.  Students also plant a carrot top,and record...
Worksheet
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The Parts of a Plant

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this parts of a flower activity, students draw a flower in the space provided and label the stem, leaves, roots, and flower.
Worksheet
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The Organization and Function of Plants

For Students 6th - 9th
In this plant worksheet, students investigate the structures and functions of plants. They also study seed germination through the use of a wall chart.
Lesson Plan
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Plant Reproduction

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the way a plant can reproduce from roots, stems, and leaves instead of the more familiar way of flowers, fruits, and seeds. In groups of four, 5th graders pick a plant group. Each group then writes a report,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

The Amazing Antigravity Stem

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how the stem of the plant carries water and minerals upwards from the roots to other parts of the plant. They observe what happens after a flower is placed in dyed water. They word process their observations...
Lesson Plan
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Buggy Diner

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe different insects and the different kinds of foods they like to eat. For this insects lesson plan, the teacher collects insects and different plants and roots. Then the students learn about those insects and have to be...
Lesson Plan
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Edible Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students determine what part of a plant they are eating when they eat different fruits and vegetables.
Organizer
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Parts of Plants

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this plants worksheet, students will complete a graphic organizer by filling in the different parts of a plant including the stems, roots, and leaves.
Worksheet
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Plant Parts

For Students K - 1st
Little ones identify the parts of a plant and practice following directions at the same time. They color each part of the flowering plant the color indicated on the sheet. Roots are brown, leaves are green, the flower is red, and the...
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K12 Reader

Xylem and Phloem

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
The vascular tissue found in plants is the subject of a two-part comprehension worksheet that asks kids to read the provided article and then to respond to a series of comprehension questions.
Activity
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Plant Features

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Pine needles are actually modified leaves. In the 16th installment of 20, young scientists explore plants. Through an analysis of leaves — shape, veins, and edges — pupils see how to classify plants based on structural features.
Worksheet
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The Plant Food Factory

For Students 5th
Plants need sun and water to survive. Let kids discover these facts by reading a block of informational text and considering a scientific quandary. They read the text, then use the information to complete a two-part question about plant...
Lesson Plan
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Box Bouquet

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of of annuals and perennials. They compare the structures of plants such as stems, roots, and leaves. They draw a chalk flower pot, cut it out and glue it to a background using Crayola...
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Down to the Root of the Plant

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify types of roots and their purposes and observe and document root growth. students observe their roots once a week and measure them to see if there has been any change. Each student keeps a written log of the...
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Understanding the Roots

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate the parts of a flower. In this earth science lesson, students read the book The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds and identify various plant parts. Young scholars construct a model of a flowering plant from various...
Lesson Plan
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Get to The Root of It!

For Teachers K
Students study a real plant to explore its parts. They discover the function of the plant parts which they diagram and label.
Organizer
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How Do Plants Carry Out Life Processes?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this plants worksheet, students write in how a plant's leaves, roots, and stems help it to live. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.