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Coral Reef Community

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the coral reef. In this food chain lesson, students study the plants and animals of the coral reef and how they each play a role in that ecosystem. They participate in a class play to demonstrate the types of animals in...
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Rocky Shore Food Web Drama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore food chains. For this ecosystem lesson, students discover how plants and animals rely on each other for survival. Students research the rocky shore ecosystem and create a skit representing the ecosystem.
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Science Unit Lesson Five

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review how and which plants operate in terrariums. In groups, they follow instructions to make their own terrarium and place different types of plants in it. To end the lesson, they review the steps in the water cycle and...
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Growing Plants with Worm Castings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data.
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Adaptations of plants for seed dispersal

For Students 4th - 7th
In this plants worksheet, students place plants in various categories depending on what special adaptations they have for scattering their seeds. There is room to record 5 different plants. They then describe how 5 fruits have adapted...
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Can Fun Gus Help Plants/Trees Grow?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in an experiment in which they test the growth of different types of plants. They discover how growth rates vary using inoculum. They draw pictures and are read books about plants to end the instructional activity.
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Plant Life Cycle of Pumpkins

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the life cycle of different plants. They complete a life cycle wheel for pumpkins. They draw a picture to go along with each description. They put the life cycle into the correct sequence to complete the lesson.
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students in an ESL classroom identify the necessary requirements plants need to grow. Using Spanish worksheets, they label each part of a plant and state their function. They are given cutouts of a picture and the Spanish word in which...
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Plants Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine and study 25 words pertaining to plants. Students read and use these in writing activities.
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Who Am I? Tropical Plants and Animals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of tropical plants and animals. Students identify each species. There is no room to write the name under the picture. It is assumed this is an oral activity, although...
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Oddball Out: Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various plants and conifers to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Name Scramble: Common Plants

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of common plants with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Unit on Developing a Basic Understanding of Plants

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the parts of a plant, their life cycles, and how to care for them in this unit.
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Energy Flow - How Much Biomass do Plants Produce?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of biomass. In this plant lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to observe plant growth and biomass.
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. In this plant observation lesson plan, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the changes...
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Day 5 - Science Plants - germination - growth- What plants do we need to survive?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars look at the crops of the settlers. In this crop lesson, students discuss why each crop was important to the settlers and how they used it. They plant seeds and track and observe the growth. 
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Flowering Plants

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils conduct online research to investigate gardening and landscaping tips. They determine how they can help beautify their homes and neighborhoods.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Rainforest- Plants

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this rain forest learning exercise, students read for information as they study a three paragraph text about the rain forest. Students answer 4 short essay questions.
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Salt Marsh Plants and Animals

For Students 4th - 5th
In this salt march plant and animals worksheet, students read descriptions of animals, then match each to its picture. Students then read about tidal animals and choose which animals in picture are most likely to be in a salt march at...
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Renewable Energy Plants in Your Gas Tank: From Photosynthesis to Ethanol

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the role photosynthesis plays in plant survival.  In this renewable energy lesson students document their observations and analyze and interpret their results. 
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Plants 1: Plant Parents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain that most plants usually reproduce sexually. They learn the parts of the flower and the process of sexual reproduction in plants.
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Natural Dyeing with Plants - Scientific Method

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the components of scientific investigation by planning and carrying out an experiment in natural dyeing, seeing if different kinds of metal dye pots affect the color one gets from the same plant material.
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Plant Life in the Rain Forest

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this rain forest plant life worksheet, students read about 14 different varieties of plants. Detailed information is given about each, as well as a picture.
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How Do Parts Help Classify Plants?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this classifying plants worksheet, students will brainstorm different types of roots, stems, and leaves and determine how those differences help scientist classify plants into different categories.

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