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Form and Function in the Marine Environment

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the relationship of form and function in the marine environment.
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Where Plants and Animals Live

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore and discuss facts about a woodland environment, the plants and animals that live there, and changing seasons in the woods. They conclude that plants in the woods provide food and shelter for animals living there.
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Academic Raceway: Plants Grade 5

For Teachers 5th
This plants PowerPoint provides plant part vocabulary words and the related definitions. The Academic Raceway interactive questions are not included.
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Grow a Plant

For Teachers K - 1st
Students combine their prior knowledge about plants with a garden learning activity. In this science gardening lesson, students discuss what plants need to survive. Students then plant a seed themselves and demonstrate learning by caring...
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What Lives Here?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe aquatic life. For this aquatic life lesson, students participate in an aquatic organism search. Students repeat the aquatic search during a different season.
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My Little Seed House

For Teachers 1st
First graders chart the growth and development of seeds. In this seed growth lesson, 1st graders observe seeds as they mature through the growing process.
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Terrarium Observation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils observe the growth of plants in their terrarium. In this social studies lesson plan, students measure plant growth for several weeks. They predict what happens if other organisms are added in the terrarium.
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Identifying plants, animals, insects, reptiles, and birds on the prairie

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Pupils identify all of the plant an animal life on the prairie.  In this plant identification lesson students divide into groups and draw sketches of things they saw on the prairie. 
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Elodea Lab

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students observe the changes between elodea leaves placed in darkness and light.  In this life science lesson, students experiment to find evidence of photosynthesis in elodea leaves. Students use indicators to detect the presences of...
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Plants We Eat

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this vegetables worksheet, students respond to 3 questions where they identify plants that humans, rabbits, and bees eat.
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S-O-I-L Soil

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research soil, its nutrients, and plant growth. In this soil lesson, 5th graders create soil journals, trace flowers, and include nutrient information on each petal. Students read an excerpt from "McBroom Tells the Truth."...
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Explorit's Garden Quiz: How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this plants activity, students complete a 6 question multiple choice quiz about gardening, plants and agriculture. This is an online interactive activity.
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Plant Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students locate the words related to plants within the word search puzzle. Students increase their plant vocabulary by finding the 12 words.
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Organizer
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Relationships and Biodiversity Lab Practice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biodiversity worksheet, high schoolers determine the relationship and complete the evolutionary tree for the plants listed. Students review genetic code and DNA sequencing. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer, 8 multiple...
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Root Structure

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant parts worksheet, students use the words on the left to fill in the blanks in the sentences and to label the arrows in the picture below.
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Adaptations of plants for seed dispersal

For Students 4th - 7th
In this plants worksheet, students place plants in various categories depending on what special adaptations they have for scattering their seeds. There is room to record 5 different plants. They then describe how 5 fruits have adapted...
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What Are Living Parts of Ecosystems?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ecosystem worksheet, students will write down 4 living parts of an ecosystem and then write in the effect these living things have on the ecosystem.
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Picture Scramble: Shell, Deermouse, Cabbage Palm

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, young scholars examine images of a papershell, deer mouse and cabbage palm. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place...
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Plants Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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Plants

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science activity, students investigate plants by first reading a paragraph of information. Students then choose a plant, illustrate and write about it.
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Growing Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students read 5 different scenarios with varied growing conditions for plants. Students make a prediction for each: Will it grow a little, grow a lot, or not grow at all?
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Plants Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine and study 25 words pertaining to plants. Students read and use these in writing activities.
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Grow Your Own

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study the growth and care of plants. They take tour of their school site and plant seeds to observe their growth. Afterward, they answer questions about the origin and value of their plants.
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Costing A Garden

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups and plan a garden within a budget. They investigate appropriate plants for their area, compare and report prices. As a group, they consider the shape, size, type of soil, and draw a layout of the planned garden....