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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Life Science: The Importance of Plants

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses plants, their needs, and their importance. The structure and function of roots, stems, and leaves are covered as well.
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Activity
Other

Atlas of Plant Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive site provides a wealth of information on roots, stems, and leaves. To retrieve information, you simply pass the mouse over the photos and click the highlighted area to receive an explanation about the structure.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Amazing Antigravity Stem

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson consists of an experiment which will demonstrate how a plant uses its stem to carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant. Students will then use their word processing skills to record...
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Roots, Stems, Leaves Song and Lyrics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the parts of a plant as you sing this catchy song. You can listen to others sing it, or sing along with the supplied lyrics. Songs help information "stick" with you!
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Nonvascular Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Nonvascular seedless plants lack vascular tissue and they do not have true roots, stems, or leaves, but they can have stem-like and root-like structures. These...
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Asexual Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from Kimball's Biology Pages provides information on Asexual Reproduction in plants, and also in animals, where it is less common. Includes information on stems, leaves, roots, plant propagation and apomixis.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Plant Cycles: Photosynthesis & Transpiration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do plants need? Students examine the effects of light and air on green plants, learning the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. Student teams plant seeds, placing some in sunlight and others in darkness. They make...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Corn for Fuel?!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students examine how to grow plants the most efficiently. They imagine that they are designing a biofuels production facility and need to know how to efficiently grow plants to use in this facility. As a means of...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Baird's Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
Baird's Pocket Gopher is also known as the Louisiana Pocket Gopher, though most of what is known about its ecology has come from studies of the species near College Station, Texas, and it occurs in Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as in...
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Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Trees Are Terrific

For Students 3rd - 5th
The cartoon character Pierre discusses and illustrates the parts of a tree in a format suitable for younger students.
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Website
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Seeds, Soil, and Surprises

For Teachers K - 1st
This site has excellent resources for teaching students about plants. It has a guide to scientific investigation and a glossary of plant terms. There are three lessons that each include a slideshow on the parts of a plant, the needs of...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Iceland: Plants: What Parts Do Plants Have?

For Students K - 1st
Explore Benny's garden, and he will show how plants and trees are built. Join him to to learn about basic plant parts.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are the Functions of Different Parts of a Plant?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Heidi is going on a class trip with her class in Norway. Help her learn the functions of different parts of the plants found.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Parts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the basic parts of a plant and their jobs.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: A General Plant Structure

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the basic structure of plants in this short, informational reference piece.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Tissues and Organs Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Review the main vocabulary and processes in plant tissues and organs.
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Like Protists

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plant-like protists are known as algae. They are a large and diverse group. Plant-like protists are autotrophs. This means that they produce their own food. They...
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eBook
Other

Cartage: Plant Structure and Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource for information about plant structure to plant reproduction characteristics. Site covers broad topics on how plants function.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Asexual Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you've ever needed to know regarding asexual reproduction. Modules include Asexual Reproduction in Plants, Asexual Reproduction in Animals, Why Choose Asexual Reproduction? Materials can be used as supplemental resources or as...
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Website
Other

Parts of Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
Each part of a plant has a very important function. All plants produce flowers for the same reason: to make seeds so another plant can grow.