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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Think About... Change

For Teachers K
Students observe various examples of "change." They mix paint to cereate new colors, eat bread and then toasted bread, and match baby pictures with pictures of how the same people look in the present. Finally, they watch a bouquet of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Based on a set of criteria, learners will evaluate the quality of pecans.1. Bring a gram scale and papershell pecans. Provide five pecans for each student. 2. Divide the class into groups of five and provide each member with five pecans....
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Interactive
Curated OER

Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #106

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the October 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Winer Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars study how animals need water, food, shelter, and space to survive. They also study what animals need to survive in the winter. They play the part of animals and winter "threats" in a game of tag to reinforce concepts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enzymes in Action: An Inquiry Approach to the Effects of Enzymes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experiment with enzymes as key components of chemical reactions in all living things through this series of lessons.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners create a variety of quil blocks to create a unique pieced quilt top during every class. Based on the book It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt. Students create a quilt block after each lecture.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Sum of the Parts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe some everyday common objects in order to attempt to learn about simple systems and how they fit together. They observe small details in order to identify the parts of a whole design.
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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...
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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...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Seed House

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will communicate in oral, artistic, written and nonverbal form as they study seeds and their growth. Students will plant seeds, make observations about the seeds' growth, and report their observations to peers .
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Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

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

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Dandelion Days

For Students K - 1st
Read about the life cycle of dandelions from their first appearance in the spring. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Seeds and Seed Dispersal

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants seem to grow wherever they can. How? Plants can't move on their own. So how does a plant start growing in a new area? Learn more about seeds and seed...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Vascular Seedless Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Vascular seedless plants have vascular tissue but do not have seeds. Most of the large vascular seedless plants from ancient times are now extinct, but their smaller...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Science and Kids Activities: Pollination and Seed Dispersal

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders learn how plants depend on animals to disperse their seeds. Students will learn about ways that animals can disperse seeds. They will design their own model and compare it to the real action of plants and animals. In the...
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Kick Off Seed Explorations

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This simple lesson plan is designed to have young students become more familiar with fruit seeds by identifying fruit that contains seeds/no seeds, gathering seeds from fruit, explaining the importance of seeds, explaining that seeds...
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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.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.9 Seed Dispersal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how plants disperse their seeds for successful reproduction.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Planting Size vs. Depth

For Students 6th - 8th
Plants have evolved many clever mechanisms to ensure that their seeds will wait for appropriate conditions before sprouting. Some may only germinate after a fire, others only after going through a cold spell. This project explores one...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating an Inquiry Approach to Germination Growth in Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab, learners investigate the effects of a variable on the germination of a small plant. They will compare the growth of their variable to a control then write a lab report to report their findings.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Seeds to Plants: How to Grow a Plant

For Teachers K - 1st
An experiment where first-graders plant seeds and monitor their growth. Prior to planting, they decide on an inquiry question, and how they will find out the answer through the experiment.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Structure of Seeds and Effects of Fertilizer on Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students identify parts of seeds and the effect of fertilizer on their germination and development.
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Plants and Animals

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, young students will be able to identify a plant's parts, explain their functions, diagram a plant, and create a mobile to demonstrate their understanding.
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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.