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Venus Flytrap
Students study the Venus Flytrap including its habitat and how it eats. In this ecology lesson students complete several experiments using a Venus Flytrap to see how it reacts to various conditions.
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The right place to live
How do various plants survive in different environments? They adapt! Kids determine which plant traits make them perfect for their specific environment. They consider three plants and can even complete a plant experiment. Note: Intended...
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Mini-Ecosystems
Pupils use plastic bottles to create terrariums and plant Venus Flytraps. They observe the plants and the terrariums for illustrations of the water cycle and species' adaptations to a specific environment.
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Plants Alive! How Plants Grow and Move
Students explore how plants move in response to the environment. In this plant activity, students engage in three different experiments to investigate how plants grow and move. Resources available in English and French.
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Dinner in a Woodland
After reading a short paragraph about what makes up a woodland habitat, fifth graders attempt to identify the primary consumers, secondary consumers, and third order consumers in two separate food chain scenarios. They also name a hawk's...
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Monster Plants Storia Teaching Guide
Who wouldn't want to read a book about monster plants? Get those kids into informational texts with an engaging topic, like meat eating plants! You'll use the teaching guide to provide structured practice as your class reads to...
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Whose Home Is This?
After reading a short and informative paragraph on animals and their environments, learners look at pictures of four animals, and write a short description of how each one has adapted to its environment. A suggested activity is that each...
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North Carolina Vocabulary
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the statements about North Carolina and use the terms in the box to complete the 10 statements.
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Practice Multiplying by 6, 7, and 8
In this multiplication practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to multiply by 6, 7, and 8.
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North Carolina Challenge
In this state facts worksheet, students read the statements about North Carolina and select the correct answer to complete the 10 statements.
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North Carolina Crossword
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read the clues about North Carolina and use the words in the word bank to complete the puzzle. 9
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Carnivorous Plants
Students examine how carnivorous plants get their nutrients from animals. In this food web lesson students examine how the plants attract their prey and are given many onilne sources to research.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden
In these math word problem worksheets, 7th graders help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden.' Students find the new length and width measurements of the shrunken garden using the area of rectangle.
Read Works
Read Works: The Venus Flytrap
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the insect-eating Venus Flytrap. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Venus Flytrap
Learn about the characteristics, cultivation, and conservation of the Venus flytrap.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Mini Ecosystems [Pdf]
A lesson activity where students create a terrarium inside a plastic bottle using a Venus Flytrap and other plants. They then observe growth and changes over time.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Carnivorous Plants
Learn about the characteristics, soil requirements, and prey of carnivorous plants.
Palomar Community College District
Wayne's Word: Carnivorous Plants
This site from Wayne's Word provides an excellent review of the world of carnivorous plants. Many photographs support the somewhat detailed text.