NSTA Journal Articles on Plants

Building Leaves and an Understanding of Photosynthesis


February 2007

In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of cellular respiration by building their own model leaves, plant cells, and animal cells.

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http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-05/ss0704_22.pdf

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Assessment With Pumpkins

October 2006

Keep this lesson in mind as you start planning lessons for next year. At the beginning of the year in life science, students learn about science equipment use, metric manipulation, and cells. This pumpkin activity assesses all of these areas while the students enjoy doing a seasonal activity.

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http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=52647

Granny Knew Best!

January 2007

Granny Julie was not formally schooled in the science of ecology, but growing up poor in the hills of East Kentucky, she quickly learned to respect, protect, and make use of what nature had to offer.

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http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=53163

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