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Plants Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant worksheet, learners complete a set of 15 multiple choice questions about plants and their growth. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Picture Story: How Do Plants Grow

For Students K - 2nd
In this picture story:  how do plants grow instructional activity, students look at eight pictures about the growth of a plant and decide what sequence to put them in.
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Spring Potted Plants

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify and interpret plant growth as well as gain graphing skills and other important knowledge related to potting plants. They take a regular milk jug and cut off the top, leaving the handle and the rest intact. Then,...
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Plants Spiral Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this plants crossword, students solve clues for parts and definitions of plants to complete the crossword. Students complete 8 spaces in the crossword.
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Plants Sentence Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this plants instructional activity, students use plant vocabulary words in sentences. Students put 15 plant vocabulary words into sentences.
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Plants Quick Vocabulary Review Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this plants learning exercise, students write the plant vocabulary word that is described by the given definition. Students write the words for 15 plant definitions.
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Plants Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plant vocabulary worksheet, students write the definitions of 4 plant words in this vocabulary wheel. Students write definitions for movement, vines, leaves, and plants.
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Plant Groups

For Students 3rd - 4th
Compare different types of leaves in a science exploration. First, third graders identify common characteristics of various plants, such as daisies, fir needles, and cypress leaves. They then determine if the plants in each group are...
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Conservation in Small Spaces: Plant-Insect Interactions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ways that plants and insects impact each other, identify how different types of mouthparts allow insects to use plants in different ways, and design an insect and a plant to demonstrate mutualism.
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners devise a system for watering classroom plants during school year and summer breaks. In this watering system lesson, students work in teams to investigate water needs of plants and develop systems that will keep the plants...
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Everything Breathes!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders test plants in the dark and in the light to see which grows better and produces more carbon dioxide. In this plants lesson plan, 5th graders also create ways for plants to go through photosynthesis that they can observe.
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It Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students classify and compare plants using specific information, observations, and numbers. In this mathematical inquiry lesson, students use plant characteristics to describe, compare, and classify them. They attempt to develop a system...
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Desert Plant Detectives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine and categorize plants in their own schoolyard desert garden and then observe other plant areas of their schoolyard.
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Intoxication: In the Arms of Morpheus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A comprehensive lesson that takes a look at psychoactive plants with this one focusing on the opium poppy. Information about the history, culture, use, source and effects are discussed. There are weblinks to reliable sources about drugs...
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What's in a Name?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the plants that grow in Glacier National Park. In this plant biology lesson, students invite a guest speaker to speak about plants that grow in Glacier National Park, as well as the scientific names for the plants....
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Nutrients Nutrients We Need

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the six nutrients humans need to maintain good heath. In this ecosystem lesson, 2nd graders learn about how plants grow and compare how humans need nutrients from plants to how plants need nutrients from the soil....
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Denmark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a nature journal for an imaginary trip around Denmark. They identify animals and plants that live in Denmark. Students describe the landscape of Denmark. They summarize and present historical information about an assigned...
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The Landscape of Luxembourg

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars create a nature journal for an imaginary trip around Luxembourg, including a visit to the Mullerthal region. They identify animals and plants that live in Luxembourg and describe its landscape. In addition, they summarize...
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How Toxic Is It?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students participate in an activity in which they investigate the scientific method and seed germination as well as practice graphing and metric measuring skills. Students examine toxicity by exposing Wisconsin Fast Plants seeds to toxic...
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The Seeds We Need

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners apply word analysis skills to recognize new words, identify genres of fiction and nonfiction, and identify important themes and topics. They explore differences in plants, flowers, and vegetables. A book bag full of activities...
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Habitat Assessment

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate the effects of varying environmental components on plants and animals: chemical, physical and biological characteristics of a habitat. They find chemical, physical and biological characteristics of the lake at...
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The Poinsettia: Native Mexican Plant vs. U.S. Christmas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast native Mexican poinsettia plants to those marketed in the United States. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, and listen to a version of the legend of the poinsettia. Students then create a paper pinwheel...
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Sensational Seaweed

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners compare kelp and land plants. In this sea plant lesson plan, students look at the role of algae in aquatic environments. They research the properties of kelp and explore seaweed. 
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Force of Habitat

For Teachers 2nd
Plants and animals of the desert are the subject of this lesson. While the activities involve an exploration involving Nevada, this resource could be altered for use with any area. This detailed lesson includes a list of books that could...

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