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Pollination Power
Second graders study and examine the structure of a flower. In this pollination lesson, 2nd graders observe pollinators in the garden and dissect a flower. Students then plant strawberry plants in the garden and observe the process...
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Plants And Pollination
Learners describe sexual reproduction in plants, including the process of pollination, how insects assist in pollination, and how pollination differs from fertilization. They also explore the importance of honey bees to Arizona agriculture.
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Smile...you're on Insect Camera!
Students study insects. They go on an outdoor insect outing and look for insects in a variety of places--in the air, under rocks, on leaves, in water, etc. They record information about the insects they find, including habitat, weather...
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The Pollinator
What do bees and children have in common? They both love their sweets. Decorate a flower pot or bucket to look like a brightly colored flower and fill it with wrapped candy and cheese puffs. Have learners reach into grab the candy,...
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Insects!
Students explore the diet of insects. In this "insects" biology lesson, students take a nature walk and collect various natural materials they think may be eaten by insects. Students sort and classify these materials into three diet...
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Insects Around Us
Students fill out worksheets about insects and how they are helpful to our world. In this insects lesson plan, students learn about flower parts and insects that pollinate them.
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Classifying Plants and Insects
Art and science come together in a lesson based on Flower Still Life by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. Learners classify plants and insects in the painting by color, leaf shape, size, reproduction, and season of bloom.
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Smarty Plants
Students examine plants and pollinators. In this plant biology lesson, students read The Power of Pollinators and identify the parts of the plant and the pollinators. Students design their own imaginary plants.
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Pollination of Flowers by Moths
Turn your classroom into a pollination station as your kids transform into moths or predators trying to survive and aiding in plant reproduction along the way. Using silent party blowers as proboscises, the moths will have two minutes to...
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Plants
Learners illustrate the major parts of a plant, classify some plant foods we eat as roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. They also name some animals that use seeds, leaves, and fruit for food.
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Parts of the Flower
In this biology worksheet, students examine a diagram of a flower and read a selection that describes all of the parts including the petals, the stamen, the anther, and the sepals. They answer 11 on-line fill in the blank questions using...
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Six Plant Parts
Learners create a harvest burrito out of fruit, flowers, roots, stems, and more. In this plants lesson plan, students go out into the garden and identify the 6 plant parts.
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In the Company of Wild Butterflies
Learners discover the life cycle of a butterfly and explain the different stages. In this exploratory lesson students watch a video and create insect art and they will get an opportunity to view live specimens of butterflies.
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Flowers and Pollination
Students explore the environment by researching plant reproduction. In this pollination lesson plan, students define botany related vocabulary terms such as disc flower, petal and fertilization. Students dissect a flower with their...
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Survival Strategies and Adaptation in Insects
Third graders investigate insects and their adaptations that help them survive. In this survival strategies instructional activity, 3rd graders view photographs of insects and discuss the adaptations that each one uses to survive,...
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Plants 'n' Bugs
Second graders experiment to find if pollinators have color preferences. In this plant and bug instructional activity, 2nd graders gather information about how flowers pollinate. Students participate in a pollination...
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Pollination Station
Young scholars investigate why and how bees pollinate flowers and other plants. They define pollination, and read and sing along with the song "Yo, i'm a Flower." Students examine a diagram of a flower, simulate bees pollinating...
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The Structure of A Flower
Learners study the structure of flowers. In this biology lesson plan, students observe the structure of a flower and find out what function each of the structures serve.
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Fun with Flowers
Students make observations of flowers. In this life science instructional activity, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Fun with Plants Flower Power
Students understand the parts of the flower. In this flower instructional activity, students perform experiments to see where seeds come from. Students complete a data sheet about the experiment. Students understand the terms pistil and...
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Going Buggy: Lesson 3: Bees
Students review the characteristics of insects they have already been introduced to. As a class, they are introduced to the characteristics of bees and what it can do instead of sting. To end the lesson, they discuss how plants and...
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Preserving Buds and Blooms
Students learn how to preserve flower buds and blooms. In this gardening lesson, students explore the methods of air drying, using drying agents, and pressing plants to preserve them.
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Prairie Scavenger Hunt
Here is a simple lesson for young learners on the plants, animals, and flowers found in the prairie environment. There are worksheets embedded in the plan that pupils use once a teacher-led discussion and demonstration has taken place....
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Will It Grow?
Fifth graders conduct experiments involving plants. In this science lesson, 5th graders design an experiment involving plants. Students use the scientific method to design their experiments.