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Everyday Poisons
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This reading and writing activity (on pages 2-9) teaches what plant parts should be avoided, how a person can get rid of toxins, symptoms of plant poisoning, and how plants create poisons to repel pre
Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.
Veggies with Vigor
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In this activity, learners try to revive wilted celery. Learners discover that plants wilt when their cells lose water through evaporation. Use this activity to introduce capillary action.
In Search of Pollen
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In this activity (on pages 9-14), learners dissect a real flower -- the kind of work botanists do.
Draw a Monarch Butterfly: Scientific Illustration
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Ivy Rutzky, a scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History, introduces an activity where learners create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly.
Egg Carton Nursery
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In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.
A Balancing Act
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In this plant science activity, learners role play as vegetables and weeds competing for nutrients.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
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.
Root Observations
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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!