agrium website
A very valuable website which contains a video library, games, animations, and activities as well as a document library.
"Our video library contains short, easy-to-understand videos to get you thinking about nutrients in our world. Our Dirt on Soil video series is directed more at youth and is a great start for anyone interested in learning soil and nutrient basics. Our Growing the Next Generation website offers fun and educational learning tools for youth of all ages. It is also inspired by curriculum and encouraged by educators. Whether you are studying soil or plant science in higher grades, or just want to learn more, our document library offers easy-to-read information to help you get the facts."
"Our video library contains short, easy-to-understand videos to get you thinking about nutrients in our world. Our Dirt on Soil video series is directed more at youth and is a great start for anyone interested in learning soil and nutrient basics. Our Growing the Next Generation website offers fun and educational learning tools for youth of all ages. It is also inspired by curriculum and encouraged by educators. Whether you are studying soil or plant science in higher grades, or just want to learn more, our document library offers easy-to-read information to help you get the facts."
spongelab
Build a Tomato Plant
What Plants Need
- Build-A- Tomato Plant is a drag and drop game where players are tasked with assembling a tomato plant from a set of structures. Players may then attempt case studies where a problem with the tomato plant must be linked to the structure affected.
What Plants Need
- A game in which you can adjust the resources the plant receives and view the results. Learn what happens to plants in green light, or if different gases are present in the atmosphere.
The Plant Game: “Plants’ Strategies for Growth”
This exercise presents an opportunity for students to think about—in a fun and enticing manner—how plants grow. In the Plant Game, teams of students “grow a plant” composed of “leaves,” “roots,” and “flowers.” The goal of the game is to produce a maximum number of flowers. Since the rate of
growth of each student’s plant is limited by the “weather” and by the students’ choices in how they allocate their fixed carbon, a few repetitions of the game clearly demonstrate the functions of leaves, roots, and flowers, and some of the environmental stresses on plants.
growth of each student’s plant is limited by the “weather” and by the students’ choices in how they allocate their fixed carbon, a few repetitions of the game clearly demonstrate the functions of leaves, roots, and flowers, and some of the environmental stresses on plants.
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how plants grow game
Learn about how plants grow by experimenting with this interactive science activity. Using heat & water, see if you can make the plant grow to a healthy size. Too much sun & moisture can have a negative effect on the plant though so be careful when giving it nutrients. Keep the amounts in balance and see how long you can keep the plant growing healthily. Experiment with different conditions, what does closing the blinds and removing the sunlight do? What happens if you forget to water the plant or add too much water? How about if the conditions become too hot or too cold? This fun, educational game is perfect for kids.
plant growth experiment - jack's magic bean company
In this experiment you will be conducting a series of experiments to determine the optimal levels of light, soil pH, and potassium for plant growth. Your perspective for this experiment will be as a greenhouse operator that is interested in maximizing the yield of plants for your business. The factors you will examine are: light intensity, soil pH, and potassium levels.
Tables, rubrics and assessment questions for this activity can be found at:
OERB Website
Tables, rubrics and assessment questions for this activity can be found at:
OERB Website
biome in a baggie
Students can experiment with how plants grow in different environments. It's a biome in a baggie. This link to the PBS Kids Website gives instructions on how to complete this activity