Plant

Learn about plants and their parts, plant-based products and byproducts.

BALLOON PLANTS
Students explore the needs of plants by planting seeds in clear balloons.

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THE BEAN BOOK: SEED STRUCTURE
Students create books based on seed structure.

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BEAN MOSAIC
Students discover different types of beans and seeds while creating a mosaic.

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BIODEGRADABLE PACKING PEANUTS
Students make packing peanuts from corn.

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BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
Students use cornstarch to make biodegradable plastic in this hands-on activity.

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BUMBLE BEANS
Students study the forces that affect soybeans with a physics activity.

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COLORED RICE MOSAIC
Students create beautiful mosaics using dyed rice.  

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CORN COLLAGE
Students make a collage of the No. 1 crop in the U.S.

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CORN HUSK DOLLS
Students build corn husk dolls like Native Americans.

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COTTON PICKIN’ SCIENCE SKILLS
Students break apart cotton bolls and record observations.

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THE EARTH AS AN APPLE
This demonstration shows how important land and water are to everyone and agriculture.

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EXPLORING TURF
Students learn that turf grass is a part of agriculture by becoming sod farmers and planting plots of grass.

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GROW CARDS
Students recycle newspaper into plantable cards.

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HOMEMADE BUBBLES
Students make bubbles with plant and animal products.

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LIVING NECKLACES
Students make living, growing necklaces.

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MAGIC ROOTS
Students compete to see whose seeds will be the first to sprout.

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MAKE A FLOWER PRESS
Students recycle cardboard to make flower presses and learn to press flowers.

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MAKE A MINI-GREENHOUSE
Students build simple growing centers. 

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MAKE YOUR OWN GUMDROPS
Students use flavored gelatin to make gumdrops.

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MIGHTY SEEDS
Students do a scientific experiment examining the strength of soybeans.

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NATURE JOURNAL WALK
Students make notebooks to store and record nature walk discoveries.

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OOBLECK
Students examine the properties of solids and liquids.

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PEANUTTY PLAY DOUGH
Students create edible sculptures with a quick and easy recipe.

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PETE THE POTATO
Students create potato people to learn about tuber growth.

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PLANT PART MOSAIC
Students discover different types of plants while creating a mosaic.

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PLANT PARTS FOLDABLE
Students learn about the parts of a plant by creating a foldable.

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PRESSED FLOWER BOOKMARK
Students design their own pressed flower bookmarks.

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PUMPKIN PATCH PIE
Students make pumpkin pies in plastic bags. 

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PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN
Students discover how pumpkins grow.

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RECYCLED SEED POTS
Students plant seeds and recycle at the same time.

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SECRETS OF SEEDS
Students dissect corn and bean seeds.

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SEEDS FOR THOUGHT
Students learn about germination.

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SOIL TO PLATE CHAIN
Students learn the steps of food product production.

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SPROUTING FINGERS
Students grow seeds in clear gloves.

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SUBMABEANS
Students learn about buoyancy with soybeans.

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SUGAR CRYSTALS
Students make rock candy with a simple recipe.

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TURNING TOMATO
Students create a spinner to learn tomato facts.

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