Plants

A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.

Flowers and Plants

Getting Started
Planting

Planting seeds can be turned into an experiment by using different things to plant the seeds.

Worksheet

Getting Started
More Experiments

These activities are designed to teach young students how seeds grow and develop during the plant life cycle.

Light vs. Dark
​(Worksheets)

Soil Type

Adding Minerals
(Worksheet)

Recording Data and Observations

Use this worksheet to record the data and observations that you make for your plant.

Activity 1
​Photosynthesis

Discuss the image above in class; students can work individually or in small groups to complete. Why do we need plants?

Worksheet

Activity 2
Plant Life Cycle

Bean Life Cycle

Strawberry Life Cycle

Review these plant life cycles in class. How is the plant cycle like the human life cycle?

Worksheet

Activity 3
Growing Plants

Find out why and how plants grow? What things do plants need to grow?

Worksheet

Flowers and Plants

Coloring Pages
(K - 3)

Activity Guide
(3 - 5)

Which colors of the light spectrum are most important for plant growth?

In this Virtual Lab you will perform an experiment to investigate what colors of the light spectrum cause the most plant growth. You will calculate the plant growth by measuring the height of each plant under different colors of light. You will compare these measurements and interpret a graph to determine which colors of the spectrum cause the most plant growth. ​

A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate.

Explore Biomes in
​Virtual Reality

While it is fun to visit and explore each biome in person, it is not likely that you can get to all of them. So we are creating 360 tours of the different biomes that you can use to explore and learn about each biome. It is like having your own private window looking into these amazing places.

Mission: Biomes

A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate. While investigating, answer these questions:

1. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world?
   
2. What would the weather be like?
   
3. What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? 

Name That Biome!

Use the interactive module above to explore  and identify the biomes listed on the activity sheet below.

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