Science and Language Arts: The Flower Cycle Students explore whether the chicken or the egg came first, by using the flower cycle.		Explore Activity: Exploring Habitats Students compare and contrast two types of plants and make inferences about the environment...
Science, Technology, and Society: Plants in Space Students discuss plants and their growth in space, and then use a worksheet to further explore...		Grouping Objects In this lab, students sort items into groups of items made from plants and items that are not...
Organic Farming & Getting the Bugs Out Students learn about modern farming – with and without pesticides – and the distances that...		Matching Plants and Products In this lab, students sort items into a plant group and a product group based on their origins....
How Plants Live and Grow: Vocabulary Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to how plants live and grow.		Food From Plants and Animals This lab activity provides students with the opportunity to determine whether foods come from...
How Plants Live and Grow: Family Activity Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related...		Microscopes and Cells Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates students' ability to distinguish between living...
Explore Activity: Exploring Parts of a Plant Students make drawings and record observations of the stems, leaves, and roots of a plant. They...		Soil Samples In this lab, students evaluate a soil sample in order to determine its suitability for...
Investigate Activity: Observing Fruits and Seeds Students examine fruits and seeds and make inferences about the relationship between them....		Plant Structure and Function: Family Activity The family activity provides a series of home projects and vocabulary words related to the...
Investigate Activity: Investigating Light and Plant Growth Students test how light affects plant growth. Materials list, advance preparation instructions,...		Science and Language Arts: The Reproductive Cycle of an Apple Tree Students learn about the plant cycle and how trees grow and reproduce.
Experiment Activity: Experimenting with a Plant Habitat Students compare plants watered with freshwater to those watered with saltwater. Materials...		Science, Technology and Society: Pollinators Students discuss the importance of pollinators to our eco-system, and then answer questions on...
Investigate Activity: Comparing How Quickly Water Moves Through Leaves Students compare how quickly water passes through two types of leaves, and make inferences...		Science, Technology and Society: Pesticide Problems Students read about DDT and other pesticides, and discuss how they adversely affect animals and...