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Rainforest Plant or Animal?
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In this craft activity, learners will compare and contrast the major functions of plants and animals.

Everything Grows
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In this activity, learners explore patterns and sequences as they observe fictional plant growth.

Drawing From Nature
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In this activity, learners draw natural objects to explore the details, differences, and similarities of natural objects.
Tree Poker
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In this activity (p.14-15 of PDF), learners discover the concepts of competition and limiting factors as they relate to plant and animal communities.

Life in the Sidewalk Cracks
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In this activity, learners compare plant and animal life in different habitats including a sidewalk crack and lawn. Learners sort human-made materials and natural materials found in each habitat.

A Balancing Act
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In this plant science activity, learners role play as vegetables and weeds competing for nutrients.

Traveling Seeds
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In this activity, learners make three different "seed" types and determine which design flies the farthest.

Whatta Web
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In this activity, learners play a game to simulate the food chain.

Skin Deep
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In this activity, learners explore how to protect their skin while applying pesticides to plants.

A Recipe for Air
Learners use M&Ms® (or any other multi-color, equally-sized small candy or pieces) to create a pie graph that expresses the composition of air.

Odors Aloft
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Learners smell balloons filled with different scents to guess what's inside. From this, they infer the presence and motion of scented molecules.

The Carbon Cycle: Carbon Tracker
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.