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Investigation Xylem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how water travels up the stem of vascular plants by using food coloring to stain the xylem of a number of different plants. They know the function of leaves, stems, and root at the end of the experiment.
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Where Food Grows

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students identify how vegetable plants grow. In this plant lesson, students brainstorm different fruits and vegetables and read the book Growing Vegetable Soup. Students visit a garden and observe how vegetables grow.
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Pumpkin Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate how plants grow by analyzing pumpkins. For this agricultural lesson, students read The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll, and draw pictures of a pumpkin in each of its growing stages. Students measure and dissect...
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Growing Seeds: Making Predictions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this prediction worksheet, students read statements on the left side of a graphic organizer about seeds and growing conditions, then predict in the right side of the column how much they think the seed will grow under each condition.
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The Letter P-Growing Popcorn

For Teachers K
Students explore the letter P and things that start with the letter P. They read The Popcorn Book by Tomie DePola. Students discuss things that start with the letter P. They plant their own popcorn plant and watch as the popcorn seeds...
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Plant Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plant related worksheet, students locate and draw a circle around eleven key terms that are associated with plants in a word search puzzle.
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Parts Of A Plant

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this parts of a plant worksheet, students answer six multiple choice questions about the parts of a plant, such as seed, leaf, stem and roots.
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Life Cycle of a Plant

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plant life cycle worksheet, students draw pictures for each life stage of a plant where the descriptions are given. Students complete 9 stages.
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Plants We Eat

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this vegetables worksheet, learners respond to 3 questions where they identify plants that humans, rabbits, and bees eat.
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Sustainability: Learning for a Lifetime – Soil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do great gardeners really have green thumbs—or just really great soil? Environmental scholars discover what makes Earth's soil and soil quality so important through research and experimentation. Learners also develop an understanding of...
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Study Jams! Plant Adaptations

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Mia video chats with Sam from Hawaii! They talk about plant adaptations that allow them to live in particular environments. Examples include the flexible stems and leaves, or floating seeds and flowers of aquatic plants. The adaptive...
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The Alphabet Garden

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders transplant, tend and observe a plant for each letter of the alphabet in a school garden. They work individually to research and select a plant that will grow in their local climate. Students then care for and observe the...
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Flowers and Their Life Cycles

For Students 7th - 10th
First-time florists will be able to label the structures of simple and composite flowers after reading this handout and answering the comprehension questions. There are a couple of grammatical errors in the text, but the content is...
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Deserts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
What is it like in the desert? Inform your class on what makes a desert, the type of climate they'll find there, and the interesting plant and animals that live in the desert environment. This is a text-rich presentation that will...
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Sun Seeking Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
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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Investigating Space Requirement of Seed Plants

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use scientific methods to investigate the effects of overpopulation of seed plants on growth in a limited living space. Students relate seed plant population findings to that of other organisms.
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Salt is Good On Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...
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Sock Walk (Seed Dispersal)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect seeds from field plants as part of understanding seed dispersal.
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Growing Tomatoes from Seed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this growing tomatoes worksheet, learners experience and participate in the process of growing tomatoes over a three or four month span of time. Students follow six directives in producing tomato plants.
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Ecology-Minded Garbage Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete recycling activities to learn how ordinary garbage can create a living organism. In this recycling lesson, students take a combination of seeds from used fruits. Students water and grow the plants from the recycled seeds.
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Cotton Seed Planting

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students using scientific inquiry will observe and record in daily journals their findings on cotton seeds. They measure, graph, and then communicate their discoveries about plants to each other.
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Let it Grow

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe plants and seeds. In this lesson, about growth, 3rd graders analyze seeds to understand how plants grow. Students water and maintain the seeds and record observations. Students will complete three activities during...
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Plants Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 10 plant words with their meanings. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants learning exercise, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This learning exercise has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.

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