Living Schoolyards Month Activity Guide (2016)
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This free guide (PDF) has over forty hands-on activities for PreK-12th grade students and the public. Activities are succinctly & beautifully presented. Each one includes goals, materials, procedures, age guidelines and teaching tips useful photos on 1-2 pages. Overarching themes include: Art,…
Auxin: Investigating the effects of IAA on root growth (SAPS)
Education, MHS ActivitiesStudent and teacher guides for hands-on investigation into how auxin affects root growth.
Source: Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)
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Plants in Your Pants, Genes in Your Jeans
Education, MHS ActivitiesHelp eradicate plant blindness as students explore plant biology concepts and hands-on activities related to everyone's favorite clothing item: denim jeans. These quick, classroom-ready pages (PDFs) are ideally suited for middle grade students:
Plants in Your Pants: Find out how the cotton plant…
Phyllotaxis & Fibonacci
Education, MHS ActivitiesStudents take a close look at the math & biology involved in the creation of seed, leaf, and petal spiral patterns. These multi-modal, inquiry-oriented activities align with NGSS and CCSS and are scalable for middle and high school/AP students.
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Investigating Plant Nutrition with Wisconsin Fast Plants
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolIn this investigation, students explore how various amounts of fertilizer affect growth and development of plants.
Source: Wisconsin Fasts Plants
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Investigating the effects of minerals on plant growth
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolStudents use barley, radish or algae to explore how various macronutrients and micronutrients affect growth.
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Can You Grow a Chewy-Ooey-Gooey-Chocolatey-Nutty Candy Bar?
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolCandy in classrooms seems inevitable at certain times of the year. This simple handout offers a little food for thought so students can learn a few yummy morsels about the plants they are enjoying in every delicious bite.
Note: The visuals are kid-friendly but some key vocabulary is not; primary students…
Do You Speak Plant? Wordplay to Enhance Science Literacy
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolExplore the verdant garden of words and phrases rooted in plants through science-oriented word play suitable for sophisticated middle schoolers & up.
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I-MOLD: Interactive Model of Leaf Decomposition
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolThe goal of this project is to explain leaf decomposition and how it relates to the Earth's carbon cycle and climate. This website contains a series of animated lessons about decomposition, an interactive model that lets you predict how different types of leaves will decompose in different climates,…