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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: From Seeds to Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
In this primary unit on plants, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in plants. They identify plant parts, where seeds come from, and how they grow.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Parts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the basic parts of a plant and their jobs.
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Plants and Their Structure Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the major differences between monocot and dicot plants. Learn about the many plant tissues which contribute to its growth.
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Handout
Other

Mendel Web: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a diagram of flower, followed by a focus on Gregor Mendel's experiments on a flowering species of the pea.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Fishing Boat: What Are the Parts of a Plant?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Explains the basic parts of plants followed by a short quiz.
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Handout
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Plant Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the concepts and skills from Grades 9-12 Biology to relate the structure of each of the major plant organs and tissues to physiological processes. Enhance familiarity with the structure, function, and evolutionary origins of plant...
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Handout
Other

Backyard Nature: Roots

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational site highlights the building block of plants-roots. Discover how they grow, why they are important as well as learn some interesting facts about them.
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Handout
Other

Stuttgard High School: Plant Structure & Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features high school-level comprehensive info on the structure and function of seed plants organized into shoot and root systems. While presented with lots of detail, clear illustrations and animations help make sense of the parts...
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Handout
Other

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Pitcher Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site exams the leaves, flower petals, fruit, rhizomes, and root system of the carnivorous pitcher plant.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Plants

For Students 3rd - 6th
Enchanted Learning provides information an illustrated plant dictionary as well as printouts, flower anatomy, and plant-related crafts.
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eBook
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tillena Lou and her siblings spend a lazy day imagining what it might be like if they were other types of animals. What would they need to survive? Synopsis: Tillena Lou explores her home and discovers interesting things about the...
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Interactive
NC State University

Adventures of the Agronauts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Come along with the Agronauts and discover space in order to report back to Commander Spud Goodroot. Fun site provides all types of information about space science! Various missions include: 'What's In Our Sky?', 'The Root of the...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: All About Seeds

For Students 1st - 4th
This lesson focuses on seeds and the plants they grow into. It includes kinds and sizes of seeds, pollination of plants, plant parts, how seeds travel, and what plants need to grow.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Plant Science Inquiry: From Seed to Flower

For Teachers K - 1st
After planting three flower seeds (same variety), students will observe changes and note details about how they grow by keeping a log book to record these changes over a period of 8-10 weeks.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Amazing Antigravity Stem

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson consists of an experiment which will demonstrate how a plant uses its stem to carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant. Students will then use their word processing skills to record...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Why Roots, Stems, and Leaves Are Important

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson emphasizes the importance of roots, stems, and leaves to plants. Young scholars will explore Internet sites and do a hands-on experiment to learn facts about these parts of plants.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Tissues and Organs Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Review the main vocabulary and processes in plant tissues and organs.
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Handout
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: The World of Cells: Plastids

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure is described well, but the illustration is not very useful.
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Graphic
Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Potato Maze

For Students 3rd - 9th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one is a...
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Handout
University of California

Ucla: General Botany: Types of Roots

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Roots are the principal water-absorbing organs of a plant. Learn about this part of vascular plants and variations in the types of roots.
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Lesson Plan
Middle School Science

Middle School Science: Observing Tree Rings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In the lab experiment site, you will determine the age of a tree, see if you can determine what years had more precipitation than others, and label the cross section of a tree: bark, heartwood, sapwood, and rings.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Simple flipchart gives ideas on how to use Activstudio or Activprimary resources to create lessons that allow for student participation to label parts of the plant or vote on the right answer.
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Graphic
Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Seedling

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Labled diagram of a seedling's parts.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plants for Kindergartners

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Plant flipchart for K students.