Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 3:5 Investigation 2 Green Apples
Classroom activities help students understand the effect of light on the growth of seeds and plants.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Plants Alive: Garden in a Glove Journal
Students will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Home Sweet Biome: How Do Plants Grow in Different Environments?
In this science fair project you will learn about biomes and how different climatic conditions affect plant growth. This can explain why some plants and animals are similar in different areas of the country, and in other parts they are not.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape
Inspector LePlant and his friends look at the world of plants in this site for younger students. Features include the parts of plants and the seven basic requirements that plants need to survive as well as a short quiz.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of a Bean Plant
The lowly bean plant is a favorite subject for the study plant growth with younger students. This resource explains how to take care of a bean plant and the different stages of development it goes through.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Lifecycle of a Plant
Describes the life cycle of a plant as it develops from a seed into a seedling, grows into a mature plant, develops flower buds, goes through pollination and double fertilization, and produces seeds.
Other
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Ctr.: Exploring Energy Transformations in Plants
This set of lessons has students investigate how plants obtain energy from different sources to support their growth and development. Students conduct investigations, make predictions, and construct scientific explanations of the...
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Cd Greenhouse [Pdf]
This activity explains how to germinate a seed inside a CD case so that its growth is visible. The transparency of the case makes it simple to track its growth using a marker.
Ohio State University
General Plant Biology: Development: Flowering to Senescence
A good overview of the development of plants. Includes a section on the dormancy of plants that covers the basics.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How to Grow the Tallest Plant
In this lab activity students design an experiment controlling one variable with the goal of growing a plant taller than a control plant.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Growing Lima Beans: Do We Really Need Dirt?
Students investigate different growth mediums for a lima bean seed: a wet paper towel and a paper cup with soil.
Education Development Center
Education Development Center, Inc: Weblabs: Mendel
Explore the genetics of plants discovered by Gregor Mendel in the nineteenth century. These interactives will walk users through the planting and growth of pea plants, possible combinations of plans to alter traits, predict the results...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Promise of a Seed
In this lesson, students will plant seeds, record the changes, and connect the relationship of seeds to plants. This lesson should be taught at the beginning of plant unit.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: It's Raining, It's Pouring: Chemical Analysis of Rainwater
Here is an interesting project that could be approached from several different scientific angles: Environmental Science, Weather & Atmosphere, Chemistry, or Plant Biology. You can probably think of your own variations to emphasize...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Growing, Growing, Gone! An Experiment on Nitrogen Fertilizers
Plants need nitrogen to build proteins and nucleic acids to grow healthy stems and leaves. Though the Earth's atmosphere is made up of 79% nitrogen, the form of nitrogen found in the atmosphere cannot be used by plants. In this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Flight of the Bumblebee
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: How Tall Are Plants?
First graders will measure height of plants and record the results.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Sprouting Scientists!
Observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Shoots: How Do Mint Plants Branch to Form New Stems?
Do you like to climb trees? The branches of trees are what make them so fun to climb. Each branch starts out as a tiny shoot that grows out from a stem. How is the growth of shoots along a stem regulated?
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: 'Nuts' About Peanuts!! (Writing)
This lesson will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The young scholars will describe the characteristics of a peanut and peanut butter (using their five senses) and record their observations/descriptions on a graphic...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Sunlight & Water
This activity teaches kids about variables by growing three different plants from seed and explains that variables are something that can be changed in an experiment.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Investigating and Comparing Life Cycles
Learn about plant and animal life cycles through this 5E structured module.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 3:2 Investigation 2 Greenhouses
Set up a miniature greenhouse to help with understanding how nonliving things affect the growth of living things.