Plant Activities

PLANTS.460 3267 06-01-90 Healthy Growth of Plants GR. 4-6
| The student will discover by observation some of the
| conditions that affect the growth of plants.
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PLANTS.461 5689 06-01-90 Seed Behavior GR. 4-6
| Through this activity the students will observe
| seeds as they begin to grow. The students will
| observe and investigate the effects of some
| environmental factors on the germination rate of
| seeds.
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PLANTS.462 Seed Germination of Iowa Cash Crops GR. 4-6
| The students will determine suitable temperature ranges
| for the germination of some Iowa cash crops. Students
| will practice the use of experimental design.
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PLANTS.463 2662 06-01-90 Dandelions 1 GR. 4-6
| Students will conduct surveys, make drawing, count,
| observe, measure, and interpret data, using dandelions
| as the main material.
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PLANTS.464 2769 06-01-90 Dandelions 2 GR. 4-6
| Students will develop skills observing, counting
| measuring and averaging data about dandelions.
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PLANTS.465 2139 06-01-90 Dandelions 3 GR. 4-6
| Students will be experimenting with dandelions to find
| out how they grow.
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PLANTS.466 3648 06-01-90 Dandelions 4 GR. 4-6
| Students will investigate how well the dandelion seed
| is equipped to be spread all over.
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PLANTS.467 4653 06-01-90 Dandelions 5 GR. 4-6
| Students will investigate how weed killer affect
| dandelions.
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PLANTS.468 7832 06-01-90 Seed Lifting Power GR. 4-6
| The students will experiment and observe how much
| lifting power germinating seeds have.
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PLANTS.469 6089 06-01-90 LEAVES GR. 4-6
| Observing and identifying characteristics of
| deciduous and coniferous leaves.
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PLANTS.46A 2812 06-01-90 Tree Rings GR. 4-6
| Students will learn to determine the ages of trees and
| growth characteristics by studying tree cross sections.
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PLANTS.46B 5173 06-01-90 Keying Evergreens GR. 4-6
| The students will classify different types of
| evergreen twigs.
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PLANTS.46C Field, Forest and Stream Bank GR. 4-6
| Students will become aware of a habitat is and will
| examine and compare 3 habitats.
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PLANTS.46D 4157 04-26-91 Carrots as House plants GR. 4-6
| Growing a new plant from parts of old plants
| is done in the classroom using the common carrot
| is explored.
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PLANTS.46E 3643 12-17-91 Mushrooms GR. 4-6
| This activity involves students in a field trip where they
| will collect different types of mushrooms. Reference
| books will be
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PLANTS.46L Flowers Growing GR 4-6
| Through this activity students will be able to discover the 
| habitat of and identify ten Iowa wild flowers.
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PLANTS.470 6541 06-01-90 Germination GR. 4-7
| Students will identify what is needed for a seed to
| germinate and what conditions affect germination.
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PLANTS.471 4318 06-01-90 New Plants from Seeds GR. 4-7
| Students will discover that plants can be started
| without seeds by making observations of experiments
| they devise.
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PLANTS.472 4947 03-19-87 Pumpkin Detective GR. 4-7
| Students will investigate, observe, record and organize
| data, and make inferences from data, about pumpkins.
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PLANTS.473 3195 04-26-91 Plant Growth Variables GR. 4-7
| The student will use corn seeds to investigate the
| variables of plant growth.
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PLANTS.474 Cotyledon and Plant Growth GR. 4-7
| Students will observe the importance of the cotyledon
| for seed germination and growth of dicot plants.
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PLANTS.475 3688 12-17-91 Saltwater Plants GR. 4-7
| The students will observe and describe the effect
| of various salt solutions on salt water plants.
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PLANTS.480 Geometry and Patterns in Nature GR. 4-8
| Students will observe geometric shapes and
| investigate repeating patterns and designs found
| in plants.
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PLANTS.481 6822 06-01-90 Plant Growth Variables GR. 4-8
| Students discover the effects of fertilizers
| and colored lights on seedlings. They will
| control different variables that affect plant
| growth.
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PLANTS.570 5277 06-01-90 Plant Transpiration GR. 5-7
| Students compare transpiration rates of plants
| from contrasting biomes.
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PLANTS.571 5491 04-26-91 Leaf Color GR. 5-7
| Students will extract and observe the pigments in
| green and red leaves.
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PLANTS.580 PLANT DIVERSITY GR. 5-8
| The students will survey plant communities to determine
| the amount of plant diversity and relate it to other
| variables.
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PLANTS.581 Modifying a Plant's Atmosphere GR. 5-8
| The student will infuse cigarette smoke into a plant's
| environment and observe changes in plant growth in
| accordance with the plant's developmental level.
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PLANTS.582 Identification of Trees via Data Base GR. 5-8
| Students will observe the appearance of the leaves, leaf
| arrangement, texture of bark, and height of a tree.
| Information gathered will be used with a student prepared
| database to identify the name of the tree.
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PLANTS.590 5142 06-01-90 Kinetropism: Shake it Baby GR. 5-9
| Students investigate the effect of shaking a plant
| each day.
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PLANTS.591 3697 12-17-91 Snow Temperatures GR. 5-9
| The concepts developed in this cycle are that snow
| has different temperatures at different depths and helps
| insulate the soil to keep it warmer than the winter air.
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PLANTS.690 3799 06-01-90 Give and Take: Food Chains I GR. 6-9
| The students will discover the food and energy
| relationships found in communities. They will
| discover that all food chains begin with green
| plants and will then connect the organisms into
| logical food chains.
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PLANTS.691 3267 06-01-90 Give and Take: Food Chains II GR. 6-9
| Students discover the food and energy
| relationships found in communities. They will
| discover that all food chains begin with green
| plants and will then connect the organisms into
| logical food chains.
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PLANTS.692 5493 06-01-90 Give and Take: Food Chains III GR. 6-9
| Students discover the food and energy
| relationships found in communities. They will
| discover that all food chains begin with green
| plants and will then connect the organisms into
| logical food chains.
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PLANTS.693 4597 06-01-90 Nature's Great Humidifiers GR. 6-9
| Students collect water vapor from leaves of green
| plants and design a method for estimating the amount
| of water lost by a plant.
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PLANTS.694 Effects of Detergents on Plants GR. 6-9
| Activity examines the eutrophication process as
| related to detergents and fertilizer.
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PLANTS.695 3456 06-01-90 Plants: Life's Essentials GR. 6-9
| Field trips and role playing simulations allow
| students to evaluate the role of plants in the
| ecological scheme.
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PLANTS.790 3950 06-01-90 Nature's Symmetry GR. 7-9
| Students investigate how spherical. radial. and
| bilateral symmetry are expressed in nature.
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