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Core Unit: Plant Structure and Function
This unit focuses on the functions of the leaves, stems, roots, and flowers of plants. In addition, the identification of plant species
is emphasized.
Explore: 1st Grade Plant Observation
Students grow seeds from an outdoor area, corn seeds, radish seeds and/or bean seeds in a mini terrarium.
Comparison of the root systems, stems, leaves, and flowers of the different plants helps students observe and
categorize plants as well as understand the basic functions of plant parts.
Spring experiments and activities: roots, stems,
leaves, flowers, trees
Several different activities for spring.
The Garden with Insight garden simulator
The Garden with Insight garden simulator is an educational simulation that uses weather, soil, and
plant growth models to simulate a simple garden in an open-ended micro-world setting. You can plant
vegetables and grow them to learn more about plants, the soil, the weather, gardening, and
science.
A Demonstration of Photosynthesis
and Transpiration
Students will examine the effect that light and air has on
green plants.
How
Plants Grow
Investigates what living things need to grow.
Fingerpaint
Leaf Prints
Children will observe the different shapes, sizes, and vein patterns of leaves as they make fingerpaint leaf
prints.
Kinder
Garden
An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors.
Drawing
My Own Flower Structure
Students will learn the parts of a flower and will
learn about symmetrics, visual placements, and using guidelines.
Plant
Internet Resources/Plant Internet Activities
Native
Plant Guide
A
comprehensive guide from eNature.com
Free
Plant Printouts
Plant
Printouts From Enchanted Learning
Several
printouts including "label me" sheets to identify the parts for a
flower and plant.
Spring Coloring Page: Flowers
May
Flowers coloring page
Flowers
Word Search
State
Flowers
What a great resource! Part of a study on
states, this page has a picture to color of every state flower.
Plants
Venn Diagram
This Venn diagram compares
flowering and non-flowering plants.
Flower
Coloring Sheets from Coloring.ws.com
30 pictures for flowers to print out and color.
Plant
Clip Art
Microsoft
Design Gallery
Great
site. Just type in plants in the search box and you have plenty to choose
from.
Plant
Crafts
Plant
Crafts at Kinderart.com
Go to
Kinderart and do a search for plants. You get many great ideas.
A
Teacher's Guide Best Bet
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Flowers