Soils in the Environment/Plants Growth and Change
Plants |
Activities that can be done at home to support our study of plant parts, needs, and life cycle.
Beans in a jar Cress Caterpillar How does the water move up the stem to the leaves and flowers? What plants need: Science Exhibit quality experiment |
Plants and Animals help each other |
Soil |
Online Resources
Soil The Dirt on Soil http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html YouTube: Layers of Soil 12 plant videos - website with good selection of science videos for kids The Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1m1app.html RAINBOW COMMUNITY GARDENS Manitoba organization, IIFCC, helps immigrant people plant gardens in Manitoba with the help of the United Way and Food Matters Manitoba http://iifcc.ca/ The Great Plant Escape Solve the mystery while learning about plants. Flower parts and functions detective game http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/detectivescience/plantparts.html Learning for kids.org. Science World Explore plants and plant adaptions with Aaylah and Time, the turtle. Parts of the plant with Tim and Axel Plants and their properties with Tim and Heidi Weather elements effect on plants with Viktor and Tim Table of Contents for Science Lessons available Literature Connections
The Seeds of Peace by Laura Berkeley, illustrated by Alison Dexter (A)
If You Plant a Seed by Nadir Nelson (A) The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, pictures by David Small (A) Tree by Danny Parker, illustrated by Matt Ottley (A) A Handful of Seeds by Monica Hughes, illustrated by Luis Garay (A) Planting Seeds by Patricia Quinlan, illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka (A) Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid (A) Interdependency Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel, illustrated by David Catrow (A) Adaption: A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Dan Andreasen (A) Texts for Information and Investigation
Plants are Alive! by Molly Allan
Seeds by Ken Robbins (A) What are Seeds? by Molly Aloian (C/SL) What are Bulbs and Roots? by Molly Aloian (C/SL) What are Stems? by Molly Aloian (C/SL) Plants are Alive by Molly Aloian (C/SL) Plants by Kate Walker All Kinds of Plants by Carrie Branigan and Richard Dunne Producers: Organisms that make their own food by Kaite Goldsworthy, pp 6-12 Eye Witness Books: Plants by David Burnie, p 6-9 Amazing Plant Powers by Loreen Leedy and Andrew Schuerger (A) Soil Erosion and How to Prevent it by Natalie Hyde, pp 4-5 (C) Osborne Mysteries and Marvels of Plant Life by Barbara Cork (2 copies) (C) How is Soil Made? By Heather L. Montgomery pp 4-13 (C) Plants of the World by Claire Llewellyn(SL) Plants and Humans by Claire Llewellyn (SL) Plant Life by Robin Kerrod The Life of Rice by Richard Sobol (A) The Jumbo Book of Nature Science by Pamela Hickman and the Federation of Ontario Naturalists (C) Plants by The Ontario Science Centre (A) Science Arts by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter (A) Magazines: OWL, ChickaDee, National Geographic Kids, Canadian Geographic Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow by Nadia Higgins (A) Experiment with a Plant’s Living Environment by Nadia Higgins (A) From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons (A) The Amazing DIRT Book by Paulette Bourgeois, Chapter 5 “Dirt for Gardening” pp 70-77 (C) Gardening for Beginners by Emily Bone and Abigail Wheatley (A) The Garden Classroom by Cathy James The Plant Cycle by Sally Morgan Gardening Lab for Kids by Renata Fossen Brown(A/K) Learning about Plants Resource Book by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini(A/K) Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook by Clare Walker Leslie (A) Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow by Nadia Higgins (A) Experiment with a Plant’s Living Environment by Nadia Higgins (A) The Amazing DIRT Book by Paulette Bourgeois, Chapter 5 “Dirt for Gardening” pp 70-77 (C) Gardening for Beginners by Emily Bone and Abigail Wheatley The Garden Classroom by Cathy James(A) The Plant Cycle by Sally Morgan Gardening Lab for Kids by Renata Fossen Brown (A/AK) Learning about Plants Resource Book by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans Backyard Salad: A Gardening Adventure by Lynn and Will Lawrence (AK) The Story of Seeds by Nancy F. Cataldo (AK) Flowers by Jennifer Colby (AK) Healing Plants by Jennifer Colby (AK) Trees by Jennifer Colby (AK) Growing New Plants by Jennifer Colby (AK) Wangari Maathai: The Green Belt Movement (AK) The Challenge for Africa (AK) Mama Miti (AiB) Unbowed (AiB) Planting Trees in Kenya (A) Planting Seeds of Peace (A) |
The Science of Spring http://seeds.sciencenetlinks.com/seeds/ Parts of the plant – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6OL7_qFgU “The Parts of a Plant (song for kids about flower/stem/leaves/roots)” – HARRY KINDERGARTEN MUSIC Connecting to prior knowledge – Animals and Plants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4 “What Plants Talk About” – documentary, plant ecologist JC Cahill, University of Alberta Interdependency and Adaption - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fecessadATQ “Importance of Plants to humans and animals in everyday's life” – Make Me Genius” Adaption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Ib0-BlBKU “Teaching Resource – Plant Adaptions” - Robbie and Mark from Eden's Education Team (Rain forest) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-QfPNVBCbw “Plant Adaptations to Water Stress” - Dr. Andrew Doust, Assistant Professor of Botany at Oklahoma State University (dry conditions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlbpYeuVKpI “Desert Adaptations” – Mesquite Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4eMuHhddo&spfreload=1 “Plant Adaptions” – RB Creation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iHIKhKCg6E “Carnivorous Plants” - Cornell University Naturalist Outreach student Ideas for sharing learning
A creative idea for sharing what you know. This puppet show was made by English as a Second Language learners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPAIr1sY9RU Unit studiesInvestigations:
Local Resources:
Sage Gardens Greenhouse
Jo-Ann Joyce
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