Discover engaging plant science experiments for kids, including testing liquids for seed growth, observing how plants drink, and growing beans in baggies on a sunny window. These hands-on activities teach children how plants grow while fostering patience and curiosity about nature.

Learn how to integrate art into your plant science activities by having students make chlorophyll paintings. Similar to leaf rubbings, this simple science based art project is a fun and creative extension for teaching kids about photosynthesis.

I am linking up again with Teaching With Nancy's weekly linky - TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Free! Be sure to head over to her blog to pick up some more free stuff! We are finishing up our unit on plants and here are the greenhouses that we made. I have seen similar designs on Pinterest and decided to create one that we could use. Let me pause here to say - SEEDS ARE AMAZING! I forgot to buy bean seeds and remembered that I had pinto beans in my sensory bins! So I just grabbed some from the bins!!! And they grew!!! AMAZING! And did you know that you can use dry bean soup mix from the store to sprout? Here are the seeds on Day 1. And on Day 11. I love planting in plastic bags, because we are able to see all the plant parts! You can grab the Greenhouse pattern and directions below! Just click on the cover thumbnail! ***If you are having trouble accessing the file, please try using a non-work, non-school related account.***

Learn about plants with this 80 page botany lesson for kids! Information, worksheets, experiments, and more for elementary age!

Easy plant science activity for kids to explore how the shape of a leaf helps a plant get sunlight. A hands-on, easy to do plant needs experiment for the classroom. Ideal for 2nd grade plant adaptations and plant life cycle lessons.

Kids will love learning about the life cycle of a plant with this free Plant Life Cycles reader. Color, read, and learn about plant life cycle for kids!

Cute, free printable parts of a plant flip book is such a fun way for kids to learn about the different parts of a flower for science.

I love doing plant experiments and sprouting seeds with young children in the spring. Not only do they get excited to see how plants grow but planting seeds also teaches them patience and how to wait for gratification which is very important in this fast-paced, instant gratification world in which we now live. In this […]

Discover creative plant STEM activities for kids to design and make simple models of water plant adaptations. Teaching ideas and hands-on activities for students learning about plant needs, habitats, and ecosystems in 2nd grade science.

Try this unique cheese powder pollination activity for kids to demonstrate how butterflies and insects help plants grow! It's high engagement fun ideal for students in 2nd, and 3rd grade learning about pollination, the life cycle of plants and the butterfly life cycle.

I love integrating STEM challenges into science units! This pollinator STEM challenge is a great way to integrate STEM with ecosystems in second grade!

Combine engineering and science into one awesome project with this sprout house experiment! To boot, it's a motivating way to learn about germination.

Learn plant science for kids with these FUN experiments and activities for kids of all ages! From pollution to transpiration, life cycles, and more!

Amazing potato maze is an EPIC plant actiivity and Summer STEM where children design, make, & watch potatoes navigate a maze!

Try this simple photosynthesis experiment for kids to show your students the process of a leaf and plant producing oxygen.

Learn how to build an exploding seed pod in this STEM science project as 2nd and 3rd grade students learn about seed dispersal and the life cycle of plants.

See our plant life cycle activities and why my students are so excited to write about science! Includes FREE lesson visuals for teaching about plants.

Kids love science, especially when it involves hands-on experiments.

Introduce the concept of photosynthesis to young learners with this coloring page and simple diagram.

See unique and creative plant life cycle activities and teaching ideas with hands-on plant needs experiments for kids.

I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you

Interactive lapbooks are one of my favorite activities to do during my science block! They are a great supplement to your thematic units, and your students will have a blast putting them together all while learning! My interactive plant lapbook is by far a favorite during our spring units! Entire Unit in One Place After

Learn about five different biomes as you color and read key facts about with free printable Biome Coloring Pages for Prek-4th graders.

My students' fascination with rocks is evident from the first day of school, when they start presenting me with the pebbles they collect out on the playground. These are no ordinary pebbles--they are treasures! Soon, their cubbies are full of these "treasures" and I find little rocks stowed away all over the room. You can download all of the free printables for my Kindergarten Rocks and Soil Unit here: Download Kindergarten Rock Unit I introduce this unit by reading a simple and sweet book about rocks: If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian Then I present the kids with my own rock collection. Some of these rocks are just everyday, ordinary rocks that I've picked up in my yard or alongside the road. Some are special rocks I've either purchased or inherited--pieces of crystals, fools gold, pumice, volcanic glass, etc. I am also a sucker for those tourist traps alongside the highway that let you purchase polished rocks by the scoopful. I let the kids explore--touch, feel, use hand lenses, sort, and just play with the rocks. Then I send a letter home to families asking the kids to bring in one or two (which usually ends up being...

WOW science experiment and color changing flower activity where kids learn about capillary action. Print flower science worksheet!

Easy seed science experiments and parts of a seed activities for kids to dissect seeds, label the parts of a seed and observe germination as they grow new plants!

See our plant life cycle activities and why my students are so excited to write about science! Includes FREE lesson visuals for teaching about plants.

Find easy to do life cycle projects for plants, butterflies, and frogs for teaching about plants and animals.

Planting seeds in the classroom can be fun, fast and eductational. Students get a hands on and up front approach with this plant science lab.

Here are 9 plant activities for 2nd grade. The activities are fun, engaging, and hands-on. Your 2nd grades will love them all!

Fun and simple transpiration experiment for your plants for kids lesson. Grab a few simple materials and our transpiration worksheet pdf!

See unique and creative plant life cycle activities and teaching ideas with hands-on plant needs experiments for kids.

See our plant life cycle activities and why my students are so excited to write about science! Includes FREE lesson visuals for teaching about plants.

Try this unique cheese powder pollination activity for kids to demonstrate how butterflies and insects help plants grow! It's high engagement fun ideal for students in 2nd, and 3rd grade learning about pollination, the life cycle of plants and the butterfly life cycle.

Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!

Here are 9 plant activities for 2nd grade. The activities are fun, engaging, and hands-on. Your 2nd grades will love them all!

This foldable is so simple! Fold a regular sheet of copy paper in half hamburger (width-wise) style. Cut the front in half up to the fold line. On one side, draw a fibrous root and on the other a tap root. As a class, we discuss the physical differences while we are drawing them. Once we are ready to write our information inside, we brainstorm reasons for the differences, benefits and drawbacks of the differences, and examples we’ve come across. I make sure that the students know that fibrous roots are great for erosion control, are able to get shallower water sources, and firmly hold a plant (think of all those weeds you’ve tried to pull!). Meanwhile, a taproot makes it difficult to destroy a plant because even the smallest root bit left behind will begin to regrow. We also look at young seedlings and how many start with a taproot but will develop fibrous roots as it matures.

Learn how to build an exploding seed pod in this STEM science project as 2nd and 3rd grade students learn about seed dispersal and the life cycle of plants.

See our plant life cycle activities and why my students are so excited to write about science! Includes FREE lesson visuals for teaching about plants.

It may be too early in the spring to think about seeds and ways to show seed dispersal. In fact, the weather may not be cooperating at all! Is it rainy during April where you live? I can still remember the baseball season when my son was little and the month of April was always