Botany

Enrich your child’s botany study with Great Science Adventures. Organized around 24 lessons, each with a mini-book project, lab activity, and graphic organizer project, students will explore types of plants and how they reproduce; what roots, stems, leaves, and flowers are and what they do; what tree rings tell us; botanical terms for plants; and more. Lessons are written to the teacher and feature primary concepts to teach, vocabulary words, a note on which mini-book to make & read, lab activities, graphic organizer instructions, and "Experience, Investigations, and Research" enrichment/extension projects. Clear directions with step-by-step, leveled instructions, pictures, and helpful information make presenting lessons easy once the pre-lesson preparation is completed. A final cumulative project completes the course.

This flexible book is designed to be used as a multilevel resource or as a curriculum guide for a single student. Within the lessons for the teacher, pencil icons denote beginning (K-1st Grade), Primary (Grades 2 & 3) and Intermediate (Grades 4-8) levels. Lessons take 1-3 days to complete. Pages are not perforated. 143 pages plus reproducible section; softcover and non-consumable if pages are reproduced. Grades K-8.

Take a journey into the science of photosynthesis in this action-packed graphic novel! Follow along with Max Axiom, Super Scientist, as he shrinks to the size of a plant cell, zooms through the veins of a leaf, and more! Vocabulary words and their meanings are highlighted to make this a helpful science supplement to your child’s biology or botany studies. Handy references, like a glossary, “Read More” section, internet site suggestions, and index, are also included. Through comic-book style art, this Super Scientist transforms science topics, like physics and Earth sciences, into superpowered adventures. Perfect for science fans, comic book fans, reluctant readers, or kids who find reading to be a challenge.32 pages, softcover. Ages 9 – 12.

Gardening Lab for Kids is an exciting and creative book featuring 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons that encourage children to get outside and enjoy nature. Author Renata Fossen Brown guides your family through fun opportunities learning about botany, ecology, the seasons, food, patience, insects, eating, and cooking. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on outdoor experiences. The lessons in this book are open-ended to be explored over and over - with different results each time!