Students share what they know about plants and discuss what else they would like to know. The teacher evaluates students' prior knowledge of plants to inform future instruction. Students practice observation and prediction skills.

Learners identify plant parts. For this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Learners identify the parts of their vegetable and...

Middle schoolers study the different parts of a flower and their functions.  In this pollination lesson students study a flower under a microscope. 

Students create a collection of pressed plants. In this plant lesson, students use newspaper, plywood, and a rubberband to press plants they previously collected.

Young scholars explain the process of photosynthesis. In this biology instructional activity, students label the different reproductive parts of the flowers. They watch a short video then identify the leaf parts on the board.

Students investigate how plants take in water, nutrients, and light. They create artwork showing how plants survive in different environments.

First graders write sentences and illustrate ways seeds travel.

First graders observe plants and write and illustrate what they have learned in their discovery journal.

Students examine the life cycle of plants. In this plants lesson, students identify the various stages of plants and their parts. Students compare the life cycle of a plant with that of an animal. Activities suggested can be modified for...

Young scholars visit the Greenheart Canopy Walkway. In this environmental lesson, students experience a coastal rain forest ecosystem. Young scholars interact and explore the different layers of the rain forest.

In this biology worksheet, students locate examples of various types of insects listed in the chart and receive a point value for each according to its significance. Then they identify body parts and habitat for each item.

Learners see that insects do lots good and are very valuable to humans and nature. This is part of an ongoing effort to dispel fears of insects. They rotate through a series of centers that have examples of how insects contribute to our...

In this Mendelian genetics worksheet, high schoolers answer a variety of questions about Mendel's experiments and discoveries and they practice determining probability of outcomes in pea plants.

Students recognize that bees are important in the reproduction of plants and to the survival of animals.  In this bee instructional activity, students become familiar with the parts of bees and how those adaptations help them...

Students study characteristics of insects by creating models from an assortment of materials. They create rubrics showing what an insect must have and create an insect, using a bag of materials. They cut out the puzzle insects included...

Students influence the plant life cycle as they take care of plants.For this caring for plants lesson, students understand the parts of the plant and their functions in keeping it alive. Students participate in experiments with plants...

Fifth graders explore plant characteristics by viewing a flower and seed presentation. In this environmental adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify specific traits plants have in order to allow them to grow in different climates whether...

Students participate in a demonstration in which they must attempt to suck liquid from varying containers with straws of varying sizes. They discuss the concept of coevolution and see why this activity illustrate the coevolution of...

Students observe dried bees, carefully glue them to toothpicks, and use them for cross pollinating their Brassica plants. They also describe reasons why two similar investigations can produce different results. Finally, students...

Students identify macroinvertebrate species to investigate ecological systems and the relationship between humans and the environment.

Students will recognize and name three common insects.1. Share background information with students. 2. Provide students with the "bug body" puzzle pages, and have them cut the puzzles out.1. Share background information with students....

Students study seeds and plants. In this science lesson, students explore seeds from various types of plants and complete a worksheet about seeds. Students discuss plants that are fruits and vegetables and where they grow.

Students review their prior knowledge on plants. In groups, they compare and contrast the difference between reproducing asexually and sexually. Using the internet, they research how some plants can be forced to produce asexually.

In this science and language arts learning exercise, students complete a 16 word crossword puzzle about rain forest animals. Each clue is a hint to identify an animal of the rain forest. There is no word bank. Answers are provided on...