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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Five a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students look up and print definitions of fruit and vegatable. They write down their food intake for three days. They identify and categorize fruits and vegetables. They research how fruits and vegetables grow. They bring in their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sharing the Joy of a Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners see that a garden is a place where an individual can go for inner peace and solitude. They discover that a garden is to be shared. Students describe the importance that a garden has to the environment and lives of individuals...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Soil Testing and Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students prepare their garden plot. In this gardening lesson, students use the Internet or book on plants to make sure the plants they have selected will be able to grow in their garden. The students assess and mark out the garden...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

W. Atlee Burpee and the "Seeds" of Becoming an Entrepreneur

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the components of W. Atlee Burpee's mail-order business. For this Pennsylvanian history lesson plan, students analyze three business components for Burpee's mail-order business. Students create a plan implementing the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Value of a Garden

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work cooperatively. In this environmental lesson plan, students will start by discussing an article and its questions prior to receiving a handout. There are two versions of the handout depending if your students are AP or...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycles

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read about the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.
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Website
Other

The Charms of Duckweed (Smallest Flowering Plant)

For Students 9th - 10th
Have a fun learning experience as you read about the smallest flowering plant. Botanical facts, pictures, projects, and practical uses of the Duckweed plant are all part of this site.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Dandelion Days

For Students K - 1st
Read about the life cycle of dandelions from their first appearance in the spring. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: How Plants Work

For Teachers K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the different parts of a plant: the leaves, stem, roots, and flowers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Carl's Garden Problem

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Carl who wants to plant a garden. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Charms of Duckweed (Smallest Flowering Plant)

For Students 9th - 10th
Have a fund learning experience as you read about the smallest flowering plant. Botanical facts, pictures, projects, and practical uses of the Duckweed plant are all part of this site.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Botany

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and search online from the specimen collection of nearly 800,000 plant specimen records. In addition, learn about research being conducted, activities and events hosted by the department,...