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.

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

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

 

BIODEGRADABLE PACKING PEANUTS
Students make packing peanuts from corn.

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

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

 

COLORED RICE MOSAIC
Students create beautiful mosaics using dyed rice.  

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

GROW CARDS
Students recycle newspaper into plantable cards.

HOMEMADE BUBBLES
Students make bubbles with plant and animal products.

LIVING NECKLACES
Students make living, growing necklaces.

 

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

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

MAKE A MINI-GREENHOUSE
Students build simple growing centers. 

 

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

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

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

 

OOBLECK
Students examine the properties of solids and liquids.

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

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

 

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

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

PRESSED FLOWER BOOKMARK
Students design their own pressed flower bookmarks.

 

PUMPKIN PATCH PIE
Students make pumpkin pies in plastic bags. 

PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN
Students discover how pumpkins grow.

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

 

SECRETS OF SEEDS
Students dissect corn and bean seeds.

SEEDS FOR THOUGHT
Students learn about germination.

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

 

SPROUTING FINGERS
Students grow seeds in clear gloves.

SUBMABEANS
Students learn about buoyancy with soybeans.

SUGAR CRYSTALS
Students make rock candy with a simple recipe.

 

TURNING TOMATO
Students create a spinner to learn tomato facts.