Botany Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. *Two-day Internet Lesson on Plants and Their Parts
...ocabulary when referring to computers (i.e., click, open, URL, link, icon, cursor, scroll, print) Procedures See student copy of lessons The Great Plant Escape: Defining the plant parts Click on Netscape Communicator. On the Yahooligans Homepage, click on the Science and Oddities link. Click on the Botany link. Click on the Great Plant Escape. Click on the Carrot Icon: "click here to begin". Click on Case 1 In Search of Green Life. Click on the Great Plant Glossary. Click on each of the following terms and, in your own words, write a fact about each one: root__________________________________________...

2. The Alphabet Garden
...lf to incorporating learning styles, multiple intelligences, differentiated instruction, and Understanding by Design. _ Authors: Judith A. Slawinski Cheryl Philipps Rose Ann Heilemann _ _ Grade Level 3 (s): _ _ _ Website(s): _ _ Bullet Plants National Database - http://plants.usda.gov/ _ _ _ Bullet Botany Encyclopedia of Plants and Botanical Dictionary - http:// _ www.botany.com/ _ _ Related Standards: _ Bullet _ ELA1.E.LR1B _ Students select information appropriate to the purpose of their investigation and relate ideas from one text to another. Bullet _ MST4.E.LE3A _ Students describe how the struct...

3. Dirtmeister: Offline Science Labs: Spring is Sprung
...i Botanical Garden http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ The Missouri Botanical Garden's site offers extensive information on different biomes and ecosystems and their plants, from the rain forest to the grasslands, the desert to the wetlands. University of Wisconsin-Madison Botanical Garden http://www.wisc.edu/botany/Garden/ Using an interactive, virtual map of a garden that the University of Wisconsin's Botany Department maintains, you can access the various families of plants and see pictures of them by clicking on the map. Also available is detailed information about each plant. One can use an index to find a...

4. The Great Plant Escape: What is the Life Cycle of a Plant
The Great Plant Escape: What is the Life Cycle of a Plant? Click on Netscape Communicator On the Yahooligans Homepage, click on the Science and Oddities link Click on the Botany link Click on The Great Plant Escape Click on the carrot icon: "Click here to begin" Click on Case 1: In Search of Green Life Click on Mystery 2: What is the Life Cycle of a Plant? Take the quiz by clicking on the answer of your choice. Then read to see if you are correct. When you are finished, you...

5. Andros Adventure
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Andros Adventure By Elizabeth Carvellas ABSTRACT Andros Adventure, a multidisciplinary course, has been offered at Colchester High School, Colchester, Vermont since 1982. The 1/2 credit course integrates marine biology, botany, art, photography, and journal writing during 8 evening sessions, a pool session to practice snorkeling, and the culminating 8 day field study on Andros Island, Bahamas. Students stay at the Forfar Field Station run by International Field Studies of Columbus, Ohio. While on the island, each student...

6. Structure Of A Plant
...zes of the embryos. In a handout we labeled the bean parts. The fourth experiment introduced how scientist use the scientific method to collect data of an experiment. We did an experiment to compare the growth rate of beans that were soaked overnight to some that weren't. We planted some beans in a botany bag that had been soaked overnight, and planted some in a different bag that were dry. We recorded data of the growth rate of each botany experiment, by measuring information and graphing our results on an index card. For this experiment you will need two zippered plastic bags, paper towel, beans or...

7. RNR: "A Walk in the Woods" Lesson Plan
...een, deciduous, coniferous, biotic, abiotic, photosynthesis, regeneration Prepared by: Alex Fox, Mifflin County School District Lesson Plan Grade Level: eighth grade Setting: Reed's Gap State Park (Nature Trail) Subjects Covered: ecology, biology, chemistry, physics, history Topics: forest ecology, botany, chemical reactions, energy flow, park history, biodiversity Goals for the Lesson Students will observe and identify the various levels (zones) of the forest by name. Students will observe, identify, and name a variety of forest components. Students will describe interactions that occur in the fores...

8. Monocots and Dicots
...sson Plan : AELP-BOT0082 Monocots and Dicots An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Kristy Steinmetz Email: Krislyn05@aol.com School/University/Affiliation: Felician College Endorsed by: Kristy Steinmetz, Felician College Date: February 15, 1999 Grade Level(s): 4 Subject(s): Science/Botany Duration: one 45 minute session Description: Students will work with monocot and dicot seeds and know the difference between the two. Goals: Students will understand the difference between monocots and dicots. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define monocot and dicot. 2. Explain the differen...

9. Popcorn
...scuss the labeled parts. Prepare a transparency that consists of interesting facts about popcorn; discuss with the class. Bibliography Gardner, Robert. Kitchen Chemistry. New York: Julian Messner, 1982. de Paola, Tomie. The Popcorn Book. New York: Holiday House, 1978. Rahn, Joan Elma. Grocery Store Botany. New York: Atheneum, 1974. Selsam, Millicent. Popcorn. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1976. The Popcorn Institute. 111 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60601, 312/644-6610 Wyler, Rose. Science Fun With Peanuts and Popcorn. New York: Julian Messner, 1986. Return to Chemistry Index

10. "Prairie Restoration and Prairie Ecology"
...project which takes 2 days for presentation. I give them 2 days of in class library time as well. Readings and journal entries from "A Sand County Almanac" can be incorporated throughout the unit in many different areas of interest as classroom enhancement of ecological concepts. The winter/spring botany unit consisting of plant propagation techniques will take 1 day to set up with outside student research time investigating the various methods of native plant propagation. This is followed-up towards the end of the semester with 2 outside days planting and dispersing seeds, and plugs, and weeding. B...