Download This Full Lesson: The Plant and Me
Lesson Description: By discussing, observing, and role-playing, students learn that plants and people have similar needs for survival.… view full description & alignments
Seed Surprises
Download This Full Lesson: Seed Surprises
Lesson Description: By sorting and planting seeds, students discover seeds come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors, as well as produce plants.… view full description & alignments
Root, Root for Life
Download This Full Lesson: Root, Root for Life
Lesson Description: Students discover the importance of roots to plants, soil and people during hands-on learning station activities.… view full description & alignments
Managing Pests
Download This Full Lesson: Managing Pests
Lesson Description: Students analyze the advantages and disadvantages of pest-management techniques and use a problem-solving model to evaluate alternatives for specific pest management issues.… view full description & alignments
Investigating Insects
Download This Full Lesson: Investigating Insects
Lesson Description: Students become entomologists by observing insects in their nearby surroundings. After observing and analyzing, they learn by playing a game how some insect interactions can be useful to people.… view full description & alignments
Gifts from the Sun
Download This Full Lesson: Gifts from the Sun
Lesson Description: Through creating and improvising, students learn the components and basic process of photosynthesis.… view full description & alignments
From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil
Download This Full Lesson: From Apple Cores to Healthy Soil
Lesson Description: A composting experiment reveals to students how soil organisms, temperature, air, and water are able to decompose organic waste and enrich soil.… view full description & alignments
Buzzy, Buzzy Bee
Download This Full Lesson: Buzzy, Buzzy Bee
Lesson Description: Students play a game in which they pretend to be honeybees and apple trees. In the process, they learn about plant pollination.… view full description & alignments
Banking on Seeds
Download This Full Lesson: Banking on Seeds
Lesson Description: The critical role that seeds play in the world is explored through creating a seed bank and comparing uses of seeds.… view full description & alignments
Pollinator Lesson 2 – Signs and Signals
Download This Full Lesson: Pollinator Lesson 2 – Signs and Signals
Lesson Description: (Follows “The Power of Pollination” Lesson) – Students will learn the variety of ways that flowers send messages to pollinators to ensure their own reproduction..… view full description & alignments