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  Experiment: Light and Air are Important to Plants Grades: K - 8 What happens when you block light from a plant? Cut various shapes in aluminum foil and attach shapes to the leaf of a plant using paper clips. Leave the plant for a week and see what happens! The...

Experiment: Kitchen Scrap Gardening Grades: K - 8   Your students can grow vegetables and herbs from items you'd normally throw in your compost bucket. With little effort and a pinch of creativity you can devise some very imaginative indoor gardens from your...

Experiment: Transpiration Grades: K - 8 Transpiration is the movement of water through a plant's system. The water journey starts in the roots which draws water from the soil. From there water moves up through the stems and into the leaves and flowers. Finally, water...

Experiment:Gravitropism Grades: K - 6 In this project, you'll explore why roots grow straight down. How do roots grow when the direction of gravity changes? Do you think you can "trick" roots to grow in a different direction? Time: 2-3 weeks  Ever wonder why roots...

Experiment: Plant Light Shoebox Maze Experiment Grades: K - 7 An experiment to test if a plant can find its way through a box maze towards light. Set up: 45 minutes Growing time: 3-4 days, depending on seed variety The word phototropism is a mouthful! It’s made up of...

Experiment: Can We Grow Plants Without Soil? Grades: K - 6 Students will discover how to grow plants without using soil in a system called hydroponics. Set up: 1 hour  Observation: 1 hour the next day What do plants need to survive? We use the acronym L.A.W.N.S. to...

Experiment: How does water move in a plant? Grades: K - 6 Have you ever wondered how water moves upward from the roots to the leaves of a plant? How does water get all the way up to the top of a tall tree? In this lesson, students will learn about how water moves...