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Ecosystems II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils engage in a lesson that is about the concepts related to the careful balance of an ecosystem. They identify the beneficial and harmful relationships that can exist with diverse populations in an ecosystem. The lesson includes...
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Nuts About Peanuts

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore peanuts. In this peanut lesson plan, 1st graders examine the parts of peanut plants and identify them. Students plant their own peanut plants and chart their growth.
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Temperate Forest: Comparing Deciduous and Evergreen Trees

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students  compare deciduous and evergreen trees. In this tree activity, students list the differences between these two species of trees.
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Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn where the food they eat comes from.
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Plant Structure

For Students 6th - 10th
For this plant science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 48 questions. They identify the different parts of a plant.
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Just Bee-Tween Flowers!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the major plant and bee parts and the interdependency between bees and fast plants. They observe and record the stages of growth of fast plants, take photos of the plant's life cycle, and cross-pollinate plants.
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Four Parts of a Green Plant and the Functions of Each Part

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students look into plants. For this science lesson plan, students discover the four parts of a green plant and the functions of each part.
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The History of Rice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the history of rice. For this history of rice lesson students use a timeline to help determine important events in the spread of rice throughout the world. They use a map to locate rice production in the United States.
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Witches' Pots

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners make a Halloween project and then write the procedure on how to make the witch.
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Forest Food Web

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the elements of a forest ecosystem. They examine the elements needed to form a forest food web. Students construct and describe food webs that include nonliving elements of the ecosystem.
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Fun with Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars make observations of flowers. In this life science lesson plan, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Explorit's Fruit Salad Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive plant quiz activity, learners respond to 6 multiple choice questions that require them to identify the Latin names of plants.
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Plant Reproduction

For Students 5th - 7th
In this plant reproduction worksheet, students follow the steps to complete a science investigation and then respond to 2 short answer questions and complete a data table regarding the investigation.
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What is Life?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the characteristics of living things. In this life science lesson, students examine several living and non-living specimens. Students determine which things are living and non-living.
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Creating an Experimental Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the damage to the environment by certain plant species. They create an experimental design which they test how these species take over certain habitats. They share their information with the class.
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Investigation Xylem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers 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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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the characteristics of plants. As a class, they brainstorm a list of items plants need in order to survive. In groups, they complete various experiments in which they discover the functions of the parts of the plant.
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Arbor Day Challenge: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Arbor Day crossword puzzle, students use a set of 28 clues given at the bottom of the page to complete the puzzle; clues are related to Arbor Day.
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Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
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Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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Bean and Ozone Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars performed an experiment in which they grew beans in an ozone chamber and some in regular air in order to see if the ozone causes damage to the plants.
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A DAY WITHOUT AG

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students consider and discuss the meaning of the word "agriculture" and how agriculture affects their lives every day. Students identify the various ways that agriculture touches their personal lives. Students use worksheets to list all...
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How Tall are Plants?

For Teachers 1st
First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.