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Locate Information in Resources
Students listen to the Magic School House Plants a Seed. In this locating information lesson plan, students discuss the various presentations of information in the book. Students complete a worksheet of information.
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Rain
First graders practice oral and silent reading using beginning comprehension and decoding strategies. In this guided reading instructional activity, 1st graders take a picture walk and make plot predictions prior to reading the...
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Mr. Potato
Learners identify the nutrients found in potatoes and the process of growing a potato plant. They role-play the potato life cycle, view a flannel board story, plant grass seeds in potatoes, and play hot potato.
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Plant Tissue Culture
The techniques of growing plant cells, tissues, and seeds are covered here. The main scientists working on theories and different developments through the decades of the 20th century have slides, and then specific details of the...
Kenan Fellows
Sustainability: Learning for a Lifetime – Soil
Do great gardeners really have green thumbs—or just really great soil? Environmental scholars discover what makes Earth's soil and soil quality so important through research and experimentation. Learners also develop an understanding of...
Forest Foundation
The Nature of Trees
Young botanists examine the different parts of tress and then draw parallels between the functions of these parts and the function of parts of the human body.
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Voices of Hope and Seeds of Peace
Learners read reflective essays to gain an understanding of the experiences of young people growing up in an area at war. Students locate groups who bring together opposing sides in a conflict for purposes of reconciliation.
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Food For Art-Creating Art With Food Such As Dried Seeds and Pastas
Students brainstorm the many uses of food rather than eating it. Using the internet, they research museums to find pieces of art made out of food. They plan, design and create a dried food centerpiece and present their creation to the...
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Radish Seed Garden
Fifth graders explore the effects of overpopulation in an ecosystem while applying the scientific method. They discuss overpopulation and its meaning. Students as an organism competes for space in an overpopulated area. They plant...
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BEAN and SEED MOSAIC
To gain the students' attention pose the following question: How many of you know what Cinco de Mayo is and who it is important to? After some discussions on the students' responses explain to them exactly what Cinco de Mayo is and its...
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Sowing Seeds Workbook: A Humane Education Primer
Learners are introduced to Humane Education. They analyze what it is and why it's important. Students access how to get involved in schools and address this issue. They explore how to become Eco-Friendly.
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A New Profession Takes Seed
Pupils analyze a quote written on the board by John Muir. They brainstorm ideas from the quote and discuss the interpretation of the quote and answer questions regarding the Forest Service as a Profession.
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Sow the Seeds of Victory!
Students use the National Archives and Records Administration's records to research the history of the U.S. Food Administation.
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Effects of Seed Soaking on Germination
High schoolers explain the standard growth pattern of a monocot seedling and word process a finished essay.
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Growing a Garden
Students research aspects of gardening including nutrition, costs, and soil preparation. They then write a report detailing the planning of the garden and compare costs to buying the items.
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From Seed to Bread
Young scholars examine how some of their food comes from plants by baking bread. They listen to teacher read alouds that set the stage for the activity.
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Apple Seeds
In this coloring math worksheet, students color around the edge of the apple and then use a black crayon to make the correct number of apple sees inside each apple.
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Window Gardens
Students use a plastic sandwich bag containing a damp paper towel taped to a window as a model system to observe the germination and early growth of radish seeds. They are challenged to pose a question about seed germination and growth...
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Plant Parts and Functions
Fifth graders examine two or three unfamiliar flowers or fruits, such as eggplant and mango and realize that each flower or fruit comes from a flowering seed plant. They then identify the plants.
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Investigating Monocots and Dicots
Students know about monocotyledons and dicotyledons. They explore the differences between the seed structure of the two by examining bean and corn seeds. They sprout seed to observe the differences in both of their growths.
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Sunflowers (Grades 3-8)
Students examine sunflowers and discuss the importance of sunflower cooking oil and seeds. They view pictures, read books, sing sunflower songs, and grow flowers from sunflower seeds.
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Squanto's Science Lesson
Students explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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Flowers Growing Through Music, Rhymes & Movement
First graders experience the growing process of a seed becoming a flower as it is exposed to the sun, rain, wind, day and night, and -tickling- bees as they move creatively to music.
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Sun Seeking Plants
Students investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and...
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