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Seeds on the Run – Science Fair Project

By on August 10, 2012 in Plants and Gardens

Science Fair Project Ideas: What type of science fair project could a middle schooler could do that involves invasive species?

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Science Worksheets – Printable Plant Science Cryptogram

By on July 27, 2012 in Plants and Gardens

Science worksheets help reinforce science concepts. Using a puzzle as a worksheet makes the lesson more fun. This Plant Science Cryptogram Puzzle Printable features 27 words related to plant science.

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Seed Song for Kids

By on July 26, 2012 in Plants and Gardens

Add some fun to your plant science lesson plan with an action song about growing plants. The actions are shown in parenthesis at the end of each line.

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Growing Plants: Bean Germination Video

By on July 25, 2012 in Plants and Gardens

This week I have featured some articles related to growing plants and seed germination. We looked at how to grow beans in a clear plastic cup so students can seen them germinate. A second demonstration showed how even when the cup is turned, the roots continue to grow down. This bean germination video would be [...]

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Growing Plants – Do Roots Always Grow Downwards?

By on July 24, 2012 in Observation, Plants and Gardens

Growing plants is a fascinating activity for kids. Yesterday’s article explained how to plant seeds in a plastic cup to watch them germinate. Today we’ll look at what happens when you change the orientation of the cup. Will the roots keep growing in the same direction or will they adjust and grow downwards again? Growing [...]

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Growing Plants – Seed Germination

By on July 23, 2012 in Observation, Plants and Gardens

Kids enjoy the science of growing plants. There’s just something fun and wonderful about watching them get a little bigger and different each day. Germinating seeds in a clear cup will show students what is going on underground before that first shoot is visible.

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Classifications – The Five Kingdoms of Life

By on June 4, 2012 in Animals and Habitats, Everyday Science, Plants and Gardens

Scientists have created classifications for all living things. On common way of classifying living things are the five kingdoms of life. Each kingdom has a characteristic which its members share.

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Preserve a Spider Web

By on May 14, 2012 in Plants and Gardens

How many times have you almost walked into a spider web? Next time, instead of just brushing it out of the way, try preserving it so you can take a closer look.

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Vegetable Garden Ideas: Plant a Native American Three Sisters Garden

By on May 9, 2012 in Plants and Gardens, Social Sciences

I’ve done a couple of previous articles on vegetable garden ideas. You can tie your science and social studies together by planting a Native American Three Sisters garden.

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Insect Attractions – Sight vs Smell: What Attracts Bugs?

By on April 30, 2012 in Animals and Habitats, Plants and Gardens

What attracts bugs? Yesterday we looked at color. Today we will try to discover if there is a way to make a less attractive color more attractive to insects.

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