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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Air-Plant Interaction

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe, measure, and predict the growth of bean seedlings. They construct graphs of their findings after altering the temperature of the air for the seedlings. They deduct what would happen if the temperature was much lower.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Plant Restoration Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss Restoration Ecology. They see that restoration can mean removing invasive, non-native plants and replacing them with native plants grown by Students.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fourth Grade Science

For Students 4th
In this science worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about natural objects, rainfall, the solar system, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Can't be a Plant

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners grow mold. In this science experiment lesson, students grow mold on different pieces of bread by adjusting the moisture, temperature, and light. They record the results to see which grows the most mold. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Antebellum North Carolina

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine pictures & documents relating to the Hayes Plantation (Edenton, NC). They also use various maps of North Carolina to help them analyze how James Cathcart Johnston used, modified and adapted to the physical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating an Experimental Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars 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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Practice Writing and Evaluating Conclusion Paragraphs

For Students 8th - 10th
In this writing conclusions worksheet, students practice writing and evaluating paragraphs written at the end of an experiment. They are given a hypothesis and a results sentence and they write a conclusion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Grass is Always Greener

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.
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Activity
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Determining Percent of Seed Germination

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project, students will conduct an experiment to determine the percentage of seed that will germinate in a given time frame. Students will produce charts and graphs to represent the results algebraically. Mathematics and...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Light Plants and Dark Plants, Wet Plants and Dry Ones

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students plant sunflower seeds in plastic cups, and once germinated, these are exposed to different conditions of light levels and/or soil moisture contents. During exposure of the plants to these different conditions, students measure...
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Development From Seed to Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough discussion of the environmental cues that can trigger germination and of the changes in structure that result. Charts, graphs, and links are also provided.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Tree Mendous Plots [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
To teach students how to use collect and use real-life data, use this lesson to create, populate and analyze graphs to interpret data related to the growth of plants from seeds. The lesson then asks students to create a story about the...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Who Needs What?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
The teacher leads a discussion in which young scholars identify the physical needs of animals, and then speculate on the needs of plants. With guidance from the teacher, the students then help design an experiment that can take place in...