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Worksheet
Curated OER

We Eat Plant Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this edible plants worksheet, students study several elements to a root, leaf, fruit, and stem of a plant. Students complete several questions and draw the different elements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tulips: Predicting the Arrival of Spring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use the blooming of tulips as a tool to measure spring's journey north. They predict when tulips bloom at 13 selected Journey North gardens in various geographic regions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Murals, Memories, and Making Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth grade reading students study art works by famous artists. They use various tools for learning about the artist, and they present their information by writing and speaking about the artist. They also create artwork in the style of...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Plant Life Cycle Introduction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Sequencing is an important skill for kindergarten students. This lesson uses nonfiction texts to allow students to make a real-life connection to the skill of sequencing and learn about the plant cycle at the same time! Included are...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Life Cycle Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to the alternation of generations, a life cycle characteristic of all plants.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Life Cycles Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Understand the reproduction and life cycle of plants.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Life Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the general life cycle of plants.
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Lesson Plan
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Budburst Lilac Festival

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Inquiry, students predict the best date to host a lilac blossom festival so that lilacs are in full bloom in the city where students live. Students are introduced to Project Budburst, a citizen science project in which volunteers...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Flight of the Bumblebee

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit will allow students to explore the world of plants and bees. Students will have the opportunity to observe plant growth, preform a plant life cycle play, and work on a multimedia presentation during this unit. The students will...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Pumpkins and Apples, Oh My!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners will be able to compare and contrast two non-fiction books with a similar theme - in this case, plant life cycles. Extensive resources included such as worksheets, samples of student work, assessment ideas, extension activities,...
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Website
Indiana University

Indiana University: Plants in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Maricopa Community College: Nonvascular Plants and Nonseed Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed outline describing several aspects of plant diversity, including vascular vs. nonvascular, evolutionary adaptations, homosporous and heterosporous life cycles, and specific information on some ancient species (Lycophytes,...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
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Handout
University of Maryland

Umbc/plant Growth and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the growth and changes in plants from the seed through the adult plant. College level discussion that includes the chemicals involved in the regulation of plant growth.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Bscs: Budburst Lilac Festival

For Students 9th - 10th
In this self-directed activity, students use graphs and maps of lilac phenology data to determine the best time to host a lilac blossom festival in their area. A handout with everything the student needs to complete this lesson is...
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Great Plant Escape: What Is the Life Cycle of a Plant?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this interactive lesson, students learn about categories of plants, plant parts, life cycle, what plants need to grow, and edible plant parts.
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Activity
Other

My Science Box: Raising Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this lesson is to study the life cycle and structure of plants. Students learn about the concept of classifying objects as either living or non-living by growing plants from seeds, fertilizing them, collecting seed, then...
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Lesson Plan
Science & Plants for Schools

Science & Plants for Schools: Pollination, Fertilization, Fruits [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Great PDF to teach students about plant reproduction and life cycle. There are many teacher printables.
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Handout
Ohio State University

General Plant Biology: Development: Flowering to Senescence

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the development of plants. Includes a section on the dormancy of plants that covers the basics.
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Biodiversity: Nonvascular & Nonseed Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs, informative tables, and illustrated diagrams help explain the diversity of the plant kingdom in this college-level textbook.
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Handout
NC State University

Horticulture Information Leaflets: Overcoming Seed Dormancy: Trees and Shrubs

For Students 9th - 10th
Good list of examples of how dormancy in tree seeds can be overcome. In the discussion, you'll pick up a fair amount about dormancy in plants.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade K: From Seed to Plant

For Teachers K Standards
Students gather information from a variety of texts- literary and informational- to describe the connection between people, events, ideas, and pieces of information. Students are introduced to life cycles by learning about how a plant...
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Kingdom Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Explore the diversity and taxonomy of the plant kingdom.
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Website
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: How a Corn Plant Develops

For Students 9th - 10th
The Iowa State University provides a good description of the development of an important crop plant. The overview compares favorably with the development of any plant.

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