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Byrne, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2008
For several years, the author's fifth-grade students raised and observed plants, kept journals, and analyzed the functions of the parts of a plant. But this year, a near disaster taught her a lesson and increased the value of the activity for her students. Not only did students learn about plants, they now understand what a variable is and how…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Grade 5, Plants (Botany), Science Activities