Search Results


Showing results 1 to 20 of 72

Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this fun gardening activity, learners discover their soil type. There are three basic soil types: sand, silt, and clay.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners explore how to protect their skin while applying pesticides to plants.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners use squares to figure out how many border tiles are needed to enclose different areas.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will explore how plants turn sunlight into food through a process called photosynthesis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
Add to list Details
As a model of acid rain, learners water plants with three different solutions: water only, vinegar only, vinegar-water mixture.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners will explore the density of an object in water. Learners will compare what happens to fruits and vegetables in regular and salt water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil to support plants.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners explore the structure of plant leaves. Learners find out what happens when they coat either the top or bottom sides of leaves with petroleum jelly.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners turn empty 2-liter bottles into a see-through compost container.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 12 months
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners will make seed orbs to grow new trees and plants. Learners will explore ecology and life cycles as well as stewardship through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this outdoor activity, learners use artificial bees and paper models of flowers to find out how bees transfer pollen from one flower to another.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners explore how engineers work to solve the challenges of a society, such as efficient planting and harvesting.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners will build a design and build a place for pollinators to drink from.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 1 to 7 days
Add to list Details
How does a green roof, or roof covered by plants, affect the temperature of the inside and outside of a building? Learners design and build houses to find out the answer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours