Grade3Plants-Activities

=Growth and Changes in Plants - Grade 3 Activities=

Origami Tulip
During this activity, the teacher can emphasis the parts of the flower. Origami also has cross-over applications in Mathematics. link to PDF print-out of activity: http://www.activitytv.com/printables/origami-tulip-flower-printable.pdf || On this site, there is a video showing how to create a tulip by folding paper. There are also, "Materials", "Safety" and "Instructions" links for teachers or parents. || **Usage Information** The video is Student Friendly while the other links are best suited to Teachers or Parents. ||
 * **Web Address:** http://www.activitytv.com/93-tulip-flower
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Adopt A Tree
The Evergreen Association has a mission to make cities more livable. This website has many lesson plan ideas for teachers. This particular page provides an 'Adopt A Tree" lesson. || **Usage Information** This page is useful for teachers ||
 * **Web Address:** http://www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/lessons/adopt_tree.html ||
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Plant Uses
This web page is produced by the PEI Ministry of Education but has implications for Ontario. It is text-based and provides a variety of web resources. The focus is on "How plants grown on the Island contribute to our lives? || **Usage Information** This page is useful for teachers ||
 * **Web Address:** http://www.edu.pe.ca/journeyon/resources_pages/agriculture/agunitgr3/Q3%20Plants/usesofplants.html ||
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