1. Biodegradable Seedling Pots

Tags: [plants, seed, seedling, biodegrade, recycle, greenhouse gases, photosynethesis, cycling of carbon, roots]  ...

2. Carbon Cycle

... adaptation, roots, stems, leaves, seeds, vascular tissue, plants, human activities, carbon cycle, nutrient cycles, climate change, greenhouse gas effect]  ...

3. Seed Dissection

... grow. The seed grows small roots and shoots that push through the surface of the soil. The shoots develop into a small seedling—branches with leaves. The seedling grows into a mature plant and grows flowers, ...

4. Biodegradable Seedling Pots

Students build a biodegradable pot and plant a seed inside. Introduction By making a seedling pot out of newspaper, you can reuse newspaper and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with ...

5. Plant Relay

Students play a game to learn the different parts of different types of common food plants. Introduction What humans eat as different fruit and vegetables are actually parts of plants: Roots ...

6. Carbon Cycle

These activities reveal the impact of human activity on climate change and suggest how we can grow plants in a way that helps to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Using biodegradable seedling pots is ...

7. Toothpick Stars

... be seen in plants. Plants contain many vein-like tubes that carry water from the roots upwards to the highest leaves via capillary action. This is a recommended post-visit activity to Science World at ...

8. Plants We Eat

... eating the seeds or eating parts of the mature plant. Most plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. These plant parts all have a role in keeping a mature plant healthy and helping it ...