Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Gone With the Wind: An Experiment on Seed and Fruit Dispersal

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you have ever made a wish and blown the fluff of a dandelion, you have witnessed how some plants are adapted to spreading their seeds using the wind. The tiny, furry parachute allows the seeds to be picked up by the wind and to be...
Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...
Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Plants Alive: Garden in a Glove Journal

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:a Model of Seed Dispersal

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Investigate propagation systems in plants, and explain the ways some animals disperse seeds through their digestive processes. Role-play and map the daily travels of one seed-bearing animal to explore the migration of seeds.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Flowering Plants

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about flowering plants in the science of biology including their life-cycle, structures of a flower, fruit, seeds, and pollination.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Sprout Houses

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will plant seeds and chart their growth.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Seeds: How They Grow

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The young scholars will be collecting, germinating and planting seeds to show the process of plant growth. The students will be recording the information in their science journal. In addition, the young scholars will be observing the...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Roots Grow When the Direction of Gravity Changes?

For Students 3rd - 8th
You might not know it, but plants are able to sense their environment and actually respond appropriately. One of the key parameters that every plant must respond to is the direction of gravity: stems go up (opposite to the pull of...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.12 Plant Hormones

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how plant hormones allow plants to live in their environment.