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In this online activity, learners find out whether they are smart enough to survive as a plant.

free Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor mapping activity, learners explore where plants grow and map plant-distribution patterns.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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The purpose of this plant biotechnology activity is to demonstrate the effect of changes in the environment on the growth and fertility of landscape grasses and crop grasses such as wheat and rice.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn a bit about botany as the explore botanical names and common names of plants.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners help identify native and non-native plant species, learn about invasive species, and determine how native plants provide a healthier habitat.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners use the tissue culture process to rapidly produce clones (genetic copies) of a particular plant (cauliflower, rose cuttings, African violet le

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 12 months
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In this activity, learners will investigate and compare the root systems of plants. Explore how weed and edible plant roots differ, and take a closer look inside with the careful use of a knife!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners find the swollen bumps known as "galls" on various plants and get a closeup look at the parasitic animals living inside.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will dissect a pumpkin or winter squash to learn the parts of the plant. This activity gets your learner hands on with every part of the plant and will be messy.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor, sunny day activity, learners experiment with paper leaf models to discover how some desert plants conserve water.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners combine different plant solutions -- made from fruits, vegetables, and flowers -- with equal amounts of vinegar (acid), water (neutral), and ammonia (base).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore vegetative propagation while preparing food scraps to grow into plants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this outdoor, winter activity, learners find living green plants under the snow and determine the light and temperature conditions around the plants.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This exercise can be used to stimulate the investigative nature of learners as they use forensic plant pathology techniques to prove the learners' innocence in a mock murder investigation.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners search for the warmest and coolest, windiest and calmest, wettest and driest, and brightest and darkest spots in an area.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This guide outlines how to plant a garden even if you don't have a yard!

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity (Page 22 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by washing different types of dough with water and comparing the results.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or coatings can change a bigger material’s properties.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners make their own organic-rich soil. Depending on where this activity is done, learners will probably discover that their local soil is low in organic matter.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes