Creating Water in the Desert
This is such a neat little experiment, it’s fun and informative for all ages. Based on the process of condensation, it appears to create water from nothing (which is, of course, not the case).
Science
“Farlandia” – A Ficticious Ecosystem
Multi-media Interactive Web Site Lesson Plan for Science Grade Level: 5th grade coed Topic: Ecology Software used: MS Publisher 2000, Web Wizard T2T CONTRIBUTOR: Submitted >>>
Pond Water Comes to Life Before Your Students’ Eyes
Try a gallon jar of pond water with a plant or two in your own room, and see what develops over the next few months.
Identifying Parts of a Flower
Lesson for identifying the different parts of a flower’s anatomy. Download included.
Going to Seed
Quick, summer is over and fall is threatening with freezing temperatures. Take the last few days of nice weather and collect some seeds to use >>>
Reindeer Research
Reindeer are just one of many species that are well known for doing something they don’t actually do. In this lesson students do their own research about reindeer, including where they live, what their purpose is, and how they got such a lofty reputation.
Plant Growing Projects: Seed Planting Tips
If you are going to grow seeds, put them in water on Friday to soak so they will be ready for students to prepare on Monday for growing. They will sprout early in the week, giving students more time to view the growing stage uninterrupted. Radishes and alfalfa sprout faster than beans, and if it’s out of season to buy garden seeds, a health food store that sells seeds and grains for sprouting and milling may carry radish, alfalfa, mung beans, wheat and corn year ’round.
Hunter-Gatherers in the Classroom
We are finally experiencing cooler weather after a long, hot summer. Flowers have, in most cases, gone through their useful life. Those dried-up flowers don’t indicate a dead plant, of course, but the beginning of life. Now is the time to bring in seeds to examine and save over for next spring. Here are some ideas…
Terrariums: The Water Cycle
Terrariums are wonderful projects: they’re easy to plant, easy to care for and they look wonderful. They also recycle their moisture, so they rarely need >>>
Balloon Plants
How to create and grow plants inside a balloon.
Visible Roots: Plant Growth You Can See
As tulips bloom and the trees are finally a little greener, thoughts of planting seeds suddenly “Spring” to mind. Before you even touch a packet of seeds though, check out this clearly clever idea for keeping track of what those roots actually DO.
Spring Fever: Create a Plant Nursery Indoors
Winter blues got you down? Summer heat keeping you in? Or perhaps it’s almost Spring Break and you can’t wait for some warmer weather. Whatever the season, bring some green into your classroom by creating a miniature nursery.
Earth Day Everyday
Earth Day is officially 40 years old, as of April 22, 2010. But you can have Earth Day everyday in your classroom. Here we discuss several activities for students to focus on anytime.
Cooperative Lesson: Create a Food Web
T2T Contributor: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston ACT 2913, Australia This is a variation of a game called Web of Life. >>>
Frogs: Grow Your Own
Raising frogs from tadpoles sounds like a great idea, except for possibly wading through muck trying to scoop them up. Contributor Kimberle Steinberg tipped us >>>