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Do Plants Need Sunlight?
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In this activity, learners find out what happens when they cover leaves with pieces of black construction paper. This activity shows learners that plants need sunlight to survive.

Growing Food From Scraps
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In this activity, learners will explore vegetative propagation while preparing food scraps to grow into plants.

Moving On Up: Capillary Action 1
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Over the course of several days, learners explore the property of water that helps plants move water from roots to leaves or gives paper towels the capacity to soak up water.

Free-living and Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Roundworms)
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This lesson introduces learners to the world of nematodes (roundworms).

Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.

Make a Terrarium
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In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

Color-Changing Carnations
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Learners place cut flowers in colored water and observe how the flowers change. The flowers absorb the water through the stem and leaves.

Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

Life Story
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In this two-part activity, learners compare and contrast a variety of life cycles to better understand different organisms and how they develop.

Living Clocks
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In this activity about daily rhythms (on page 17 of the PDF), learners will explore circadian patterns in humans, animals and plants.