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This exercise is designed to teach young learners the different parts of a plant (root, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds), the basic functions of each part, and to show that tiny microscopic o

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how plants use water. By making the flowers change color, learners see how water moves up the stem to the leaves and the flowers.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners plant seeds and watch them sprout and grow inside a CD case.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners conduct a series of hands-on experiments that demonstrate how the working of plants' veins, known as capillary action, enables water to travel throughout the length of a pla

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 7 days
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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This activity (on pages 13-18) has learners build a model tree and then figure out how to make their tree stand up by itself.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this food science activity, learners observe different plant-originated foods.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks