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Which Way to Grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students diagram and discuss the effect of gravity on the growth of plant roots. Designed to demonstrate the role that the growth hormone auxin plays in the direction of root growth. They set up the experiment to test their hypothesis...
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Hold on Tight!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the relationship between plant roots and the soil in which they grow. They examine photos of uprooted trees and desert areas and conduct experiments designed to highlight this mutual relationship between roots and soil....
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Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants worksheet, learners review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This worksheet has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Jack and the Beanstalk

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a creative interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this artistic expression lesson, students paint the stages of the beanstalk plant as a storyboard and create song about how the seed is growing.
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Earth Day Egg Heads

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students grow their own egg heads. In this Earth Day lesson, students use egg cartons and egg shells to plant egg heads that can be moved to bigger gardens. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to...
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Hopi Agriculture

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss the farming practices of the past and present of the Hopi people and discuss the importance of corn. In this Hopi agriculture lesson plan, students also plant their own seeds of corn.
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I'm a Weather Watcher Watching plants grow by......my,my,my

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant growth...
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Arizona Grown Specialty Crop Lesson Plan: Where Do They Go?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore biotic and abiotic factors in landscape design. In this landscaping lesson, students create 3-dimensional models that represent landscape designs taking into consideration climate and planting requirements.
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Can rice plants talk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast rice plants with people. In this rice plant lesson, 1st graders discuss what make rice plants similar to people such as their bodies and coverings. They also discuss how they are different in what they...
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Rice Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate what plant is closely related to to rice. In this rice farming lesson, 2nd graders dicover the parts of rice and that rice is closely related to grass. Students create a rice picture and write sentences...
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See How They Grow: Plants And Their Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss what plants require in order to grow, identify plant parts and their functions and discuss a video about plants. They conduct a controlled experiment with bean seeds and then record and observe the bean plants.
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Creating an Experimental Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils 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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Tree-mendous Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Students plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Students...
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Why Plants Are Important to Us

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore plant life. In this plant lesson, 1st graders examine various plant life and categorize them. Students graph their data and make journal entries regarding their work.
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Explorit's Fruit Salad Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive plant quiz worksheet, students respond to 6 multiple choice questions that require them to identify the Latin names of plants.
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Investigation 7 - Plants In Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how the components of soil effect plant growth. They brainstorm different kinds of materials that plants could use for structural support. They design an experiment to show that plants can grow without soil.
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Ph-ocusing on Photosynthesis In and Out of the Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of photosynthesis. As a class, they brainstorm a list of what they already know about plants and individually grow a plant on their own in the classroom. They record their observations daily and...
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Rain Reasons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how climatic factors influence the growth of plants. They create an experiment to find how variations in water, light, and temperature affect plant growth and describe how precipitation and geography can affect the...
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From McGee's Farm to the Movies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners participate in several plant-themed activities. They keep a food log, identify any plants they have eaten and then classify these foods by the part of the plant that is edible. Students sing songs about plants, make collages,...
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Energy Flow - How Much Biomass do Plants Produce?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of biomass. For this plant lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to observe plant growth and biomass.
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Household Chemicals & the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a laboratory experiment designed to investigate the effects of chemicals, soil quality and pollution on seed growth and plant yield. They consider how best to maximize agriculture in the long term.
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Dirt Babies

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
What exactly is a dirt baby, you might ask. Look over the plan to find out! All of the materials and procedures necessary for creating a dirt baby, such as grass seeds, dirt, and nylon stockings, are listed, along with ideas for...
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Toxicology and Living Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how toxic chemicals affect biological systems. They determine the toxic dose of a chemical that inhibits seed germination in a Brassica rapa. They investigate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke on human lung...
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Growing Our Own Food: Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the common food items in their community, plant a small garden and discuss how agriculture has helped growing nations.

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