Otter's Botany - Homeschool Botany Curriculum
Why study botany? I think botany is an overlooked topic that gets shoved into a chapter of biology and then forgotten. Plants affect and enrich so many parts of our lives! Our houses and clothes are made of plant materials. We eat plants. We enjoy their beauty. They provide us with medicines, fuel, perfume, dyes, paper and a variety of other products. They are tied to history and even our future. They are an integral part of our lives!
I decided to study botany with my son as a sort of pre-biology course. I want Otter to understand the science behind plants as well as to take the time to appreciate the myriad contributions they make to our lives!
My main goals for this homeschool botany course are:
- To understand many scientific concepts concerning plants
- To understand and appreciate many practical applications of plants
- To learn how to identify many different plants, flowers and trees
- To learn some history and geography as it pertains to specific plants or plant discoveries
- To be involved in the natural world on a more frequent basis
- To hone Otter's observation skills, nurture an interest in the natural world and have time to reflect on beautiful and interesting things - to see the hand of our creator in nature (although almost all of this year's resources are secular)
- To keep a nature journal and learn some artistic skills that will help him reproduce on paper what he observes
- To learn how to grow, cook and use plants in a variety of ways
- To learn about bees and worms as "side topics" (creatures that are beneficial to plants)
I've scheduled many different materials for this year. This year is full of hands-on labs, experiments, notebooking, drawing and art exercises, interactive websites, videos and more. Scroll down if you want to see the books I've scheduled.
I have designed this schedule for a year of my son's middle school science. Some of the materials I scheduled in may be appropriate for a variety of ages though, including younger & older students. Because I created this schedule for MY son, it's personalized for his abilities. You may need to modify portions for your own students due to their abilities and interests. Your high schoolers might be offended at some of the easier picture books I've included. I've found them to be really helpful for Otter though, so make your choices accordingly. I'm not a picture book snob, lol. Even I've learned a lot from "kid" books. This should be an easy schedule to combine different ages. I also started a supplement for younger students so they can study botany with the big kids, but didn't have time to finish it. You can access it via the online schedule pages. I may finish it sometime in the future, when I don't have so much work to do centering on my own son.
The following files can be opened with Microsoft Word or a free program such as Open Office. I can't guarantee formatting in Open Office as I've only tested the schedule in Word.
I now have TWO options for botany - a full year program and a one semester program. I ended up using the one semester program with Otter. Scroll down for the one semester option. You can also scroll down for the books and materials list or click here.
FULL YEAR OPTION:
Click here for the botany schedule (.docx format) This schedule is in a topic format.
Click here for the blank daily botany schedule template (.docx format) - This EMPTY daily schedule template is for those of you who want a more structured year. You can take items from the topics schedule and paste them into a daily/weekly schedule format that fits with YOUR schedule.
Click here to see the schedule online, with the accompanying Little Otter's Supplement. Note: I did not finish posting the schedule online nor did I finish the younger student supplement. I may get back to this some time in the future. The online schedule just duplicates what is in the Microsoft Word documents posted above along with suggestions for younger children and some embedded videos.
I made a few "interactive notebooking" pages for this course. Click here to access the pages I've finished.
You can also access a few quizzes and tests for the botany curriculum here.
Click here for a Homeschool Tracker lesson plan file! A fellow homeschool mom who is using Otter's Botany for the 2012-2013 school year has generously shared a lesson plan she created for Homeschool Tracker. Save yourself oodles of time and have the items from the Otter's Botany Microsoft Word schedule entered in a Homeschool Tracker lesson plan format. Pick and choose items to enter into your school year schedule as desired.
Homeschool Tracker Plus is a homeschool planning software I've used for years. It is extremely flexible and helpful with lots of features like automated grading and transcripts, etc.
Homeschool Tracker Plus has Lesson Plan import/export capabilities to allow you to share the Lesson Plans you've created with other Homeschool Tracker Plus users. See the "Importing Lesson Plans" and "Exporting Lesson Plans" sections of the Help File or User Manual for detailed instructions
ONE SEMESTER OPTION:
This one semester option lets you explore botany, but in a shorter time period. It is a much more relaxed schedule with less content and better suited to those of you with less time to devote to a science program. It uses Ellen McHenry's Botany in 8 lessons book as the main spine, but still incorporates Botany for Dummies. You could easily leave out the Botany for Dummies text if you want to cover the material over an even shorter amount of time like over the summer.
Click here for the one semester botany curriculum schedule.
Book & Materials List
I've listed the books and materials scheduled below along with my notes. The list below does NOT include online resources and printables listed in the schedule posted above. It only includes books and kits (i.e. stuff to buy or get from your library). Stay tuned for a list of books and materials used in Little Otter's Botany Supplement -(which is a long term, future, non-priority project right now).
Consider the schedule to be a "buffet". You can substitute any other appropriate resource if something listed below is not available to you. You can also skip topics as needed or desired.
Even though the items are listed under a green "topic" category, they may not fit the subject and might be scheduled because they match a scheduled reading from one of the books used throughout the year. For example the book about tulips is scheduled in the "soil and optional earthworm" topic. It's scheduled in to match a reading selection from the Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History book.
Topics can be studied in ANY order. Moving topics around will NOT affect anything as the Botany for Dummies book is designed to be used in any order. Use this fact to your advantage to keep your student's interest level high by moving to some of the more fun or activity rich topics as needed throughout the year. You can also move topics around based on your climate or plant availability due to the seasons, etc.
Books used throughout the year: These are books I use as either spines, or they are scheduled for large chunks of time. Because of this, I recommend you purchase them as they would be difficult to check out from the library over and over. |
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Otter's rating: *Kindle edition available Botany for Dummies is the main spine of my program. Although this book is aimed at college students, I chose it because it covers a variety of topics and explains many concepts in an easy to understand manner. Some of the book is going to be over your student's head. I've marked which portions I think should be skipped (for my middle school son) and will make more notes as my son and I work through the text during the school year 2012-2013. We are going to do this book as a read-aloud so I can discuss some of the more difficult concepts. I had a very difficult time finding a botany text that is appropriate for middle school kids through high school. Either the texts were too simple, too complicated or just didn't match what I was looking for. There aren't a lot of botany courses out there for homeschoolers! Botany for Dummies is a compromise. It does a good job at making botany accessible and understandable! I created a few interactive notebooking pages for this book. These pages will help Otter (and hopefully your students) better retain the material being learned in a fun format. Click here to access them. Click here to access the interactive, online botany tests / quizzes I've designed to go with this book! There are just a few because I didn't have time to create more. If you are doing this curriculum with a younger student, I recommend you use Exploring Creation With Botany (Young Explorers) instead. You can still use my schedule for fun "extras" or you can wait until I've finished the supplement I'm creating for younger students to study botany with the big kids. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. It is used as a secondary spine in that schedule.
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Botany in 8 Lessons by Ellen McHenry This is the main spine I use in the ONE SEMESTER botany schedule. I do NOT use it in the one year schedule (although I refer to a few of the chapters). The reason why is that when I was originally designing my botany schedule, Ellen hadn't yet finished her botany curriculum so I couldn't add it in. I only added in the "free chapters" that were available at the time. This program could easily be added in to the full year schedudle. I just don't have time to do it myself right now. I love all of Ellen's curricula. I highly recommend it!! If you don't want to spend an entire school year on botany this is your best option! Otter's rating: |
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Otter's rating: Click here for a preview of some of the pages. This book isn't essential, but I like how it presents a variety of botany topics in easy to understand, visual ways. Concepts are presented via clear and colorful illustrations and photos in this handy reference. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: This is a great supplement but it can get quite complicated on some pages. I've marked which pages I'm going to assign to Otter and which pages I recommend only for high schoolers due to the complexity of the various topics. I recommend you do NOT get it if you are using this curriculum with a younger student. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History This attractive book has all sorts of interesting stories about various plants that have influenced history. I love how it weaves the stories of plants with people and events. Some adult topics are discussed. Some of these history-changing plants include:
(List quoted from Amazon) Click here for a notebooking page to use as you study each plant. |
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100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names *Kindle edition available Otter's rating: This book isn't just about plants . It weaves mythology, history, people and places into 1-3 page stories. So while you get familiarized with 100 different flowers, you'll also learn a lot about all sorts of interesting tidbits and trivia. Each flower is illustrated in black and white. I recommend Googling a full color picture after each story to help your student better learn to identify each flower. Click here for a notebooking page to use as you study each plant. |
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Nature Study & Art Books These are not scheduled in topics as they are optional components for you to use throughout the year. I think studying nature is an important component to a homeschool education. This year we will incorporate art and journaling into our nature walks. I haven't scheduled these books into any specific topic. Choose which ones you want and then use them when it's convenient. At the end of the year your child (and you!) can have a beautiful notebook full of memories. |
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Illustrating Nature: Right-Brain Art in a Left-Brain World
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Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You | |
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Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants If you are incorporating art into your nature & botany study this year, this book should help build your student's drawing confidence indoors. Take a peek at the Amazon preview to see a few of the drawing lessons. |
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Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification Despite the title, this is not a "learn it in one day" sort of book. Black and white line drawings accompany the text. I only recommend this book if you really want to learn how to identify a variety of plants by learning to recognize which family they come from. This would probably be a long term project. We are going to skip it, but I'm including it for those of you who may be interested in really digging deeper. Be aware that it does include evolution in the beginning. |
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| Topic: Intro to Botany and Chocolate | ||
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Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest You only need one of the books about chocolate. We've used this one in the past and will be using the one below for our botany study. |
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Otter's rating: Otter really likes this series of books so I've scheduled them in throughout the year. They are a great mix of photos, illustrations and information that mixes science, geography, history and more into the text. They are a great way to see some of the impact of plants. |
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History link! You don't need to do any of the history or literature links, but they help round out your study. Plants have affected people's lives directly and indirectly! Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey Otter's rating: This is a short chapter book about Milton Hershey. If you are using this study with a high school student, you may want to explore some of books geared towards adults like: Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams or Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers |
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History link! |
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Literature link! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Otter's rating: If you haven't read this yet, you should. It's a children's classic! Of course it's just a silly story, but it goes well with this topic's chocolate theme. |
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Otter's rating: Otter used this kit before. Click here to see our experience with it. He loved it so much, we're doing it again with our botany kick-off topic: Chocolate! The kit was actually really fun and it was quite interesting to see what cocoa butter and cacao beans are like! |
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This book is free via the Open Library. If you check it out, please return it when you are done reading it so it will be available to others! I scheduled in just the first 4 chapters. You might want to take a look at the rest of the chapters when you study biology. Otter's rating: |
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Plant Classification (Life of Plants) Otter's rating: |
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Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (Great Minds of Science) Some students may find this book boring. Otter sometimes likes to learn more about scientists though, so I have it as an option if we decide to dig into classification a bit more. |
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| Topic: Plant Cells | ||
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Otter's rating: This is another "Biography" book! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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History link! Farmer George Plants a Nation is an easy picture book. Don't buy it if you have older kids. I'm going to get it from the library. It's yet another way to tie history to plants.
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| Topic: Stems | ||
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Otter's rating: Another great Biography book! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: These are just too cute. They add a bit of fun into your botany study and can sit on a windowsill or wherever to remind your students what they are learning about. I bought the froggie for Otter. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: Another Biography book! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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History link! Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 This is a great book to tie into the roots topic while adding in a dose of history. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Literature link! *Kindle edition available Personalize the potato famine with this story! |
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Potato Chip Science: 29 Incredible Experiments Otter's rating: If you can, you don't want to skip out on fun kits like this one. Let your students play a bit for science and keep the interest level high. This particular kit really gets off the plant science specifics, but it ties in all sorts of other scientific principles that are low key and fun and encourages kids to think outside the box. Really big kids may think it's too easy (but might secretly enjoy it anyway). *This resource is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System This is an optional long-term project that will require you to set up a worm bin (which is easy and cheap to do). Worms are a great addition to a garden and are interesting to study. Feed your plants while you feed your worms your kitchen garbage! |
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Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment This is a must have if you get the above book. It's designed for grades 4-8, but even your big kids will learn a lot. |
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*You can build your own low cost worm composting box instead of buying one like this. See the botany schedule for details and a link. Get a worm bin AND the Worms Eat Our Garbage book together in one kit. This is what I'm ordering to make things easy. Don't forget to add the classroom activities book above! If you are trying to justify the cost, think of it this way: You're learning something interesting while you are doing something good for the environment and your plants with your kitchen waste. Cut down on your garbage and put it to work! Click here for other types of worm bins you can get through Amazon. Note: We did get this kit but haven't had the chance to use it yet. I know that once we do, Otter will probably rate it 5 stars. |
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Uncle Jim's Worm Farm 1,000 Count Red Wiggler Live Composting Worms If you decide to make a worm bin, you'll need worms. These are the kind that are recommended. |
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If you don't want to make a worm bin, this might be a less involved alternative to observing worms.
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History link! Tulipomania : The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused This book was written with an adult audience in mind. I'll be reading portions of it out loud to Otter. |
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History link! |
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The Life and Times of the Peanut An easy picture book written for younger grades with lots of interesting info. |
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DuneCraft Sprout 'n Grow Greenhouses - Peanuts Grow some peanut plants and watch the leaves close at night. |
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Yet another book in the Biography series... After reading it, have a variety of teas on hand to sample! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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| Topic: Plant Reproduction (Overview) | ||
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History link! Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, and Beans: How the Foods of the Americas Changed Eating Around the World *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Literature link! The Secret of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks This is for younger or reluctant readers.
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Otter's rating: Another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: Another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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| Sub-Topic: Cones and Flowers | ||
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This is a beautiful coffee table style book. Use it to learn how to identify specific flowers and appreciate their beauty. You can also use it as inspiration for a photography project. |
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This is a super easy picture book. The reason why I'm getting it is because I want to draw Otter's attention to the fact that nature is very orderly and you can observe some very distinct patterns in it. Was this an accident? Our family doesn't think so. |
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| Sub-Topic: Pollen and Bees | ||
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The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field Series) *Kindle edition available Learn about bees and also explore the mystery of why they might be disappearing. Interesting! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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The Life and Times of the Honeybee This is another easy, picture book - but it's packed with lots of info. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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NOVA: Bees - Tales From the Hive We really enjoy NOVA programs. This one is an excellent documentary on bees. *This video is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Vanishing of the Bees (Netflix streaming) Streaming video at Amazon *This video is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: Another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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How Did We Find Out About Photosynthesis? Otter's rating:
This is a well-written book that covers both history and science. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Respiration and Photosynthesis (Sci-Hi: Life Science) This book has an experiment to do in it as well as a quiz at the end. It's an easy read that's perfect for reluctant readers or younger students. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: Yet another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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| Topic: Regulating Plant Development and Growth | ||
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Otter's rating: Yet another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Literature link! "When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book." Quote from Amazon I read this to Otter years ago and he hated it. However, I've read other families really enjoy it, so I've included it in this topic as a literature link. |
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Another book in the Life and Times series. It's an easy picture book packed with interesting tidbits. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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King Corn (Netflix streaming) "In Aaron Woolf's thought-provoking documentary, friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis move back to America's Corn Belt to plant an acre of the nation's most-grown and most-subsidized grain and follow their crop into the U.S. food supply." *This video is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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"Drawing on her many years as a horticulture teacher, Miranda Smith explains the natural process and conditions in which plants grow and reproduce, and shows gardeners how to use these systems to propagate any plant that grows in their garden or greenhouse--or even on their windowsill." Quote from Amazon You don't need this book unless you really want to explore some plant propagation techniques. The schedule includes a simple alternative propagation technique you can do with geraniums. However, if you want to go more in depth, this is a great book to explore. |
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Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas Even though this is a picture book, in the Amazon reviews a high school biology teacher talks about how she uses this in her honors biology classes. I love the pictures. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Plants: Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Other Plants This is an easy, informative book with lots of color, illustrations and photos. Even though there is no preview, you can view a book in the same series here on Google to see what it's like. |
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Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi This is another book like the one above. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Molds, Mushrooms & Other Fungi This book reminds me of DK books. It's very visual. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Literature link! The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet This classic science fiction fantasy will most likely appeal to younger readers vs. your older kids. |
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or Grow Your Own Mushroom Kits on Amazon How cool to grow your own mushrooms! You should do it at least once. This kit is a perfect accompaniment to the fungus topic. Note: The top kit is only available from October through April, so plan accordingly!
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Another Biography series book |
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Home Made Hot Sauce Making Kit Spice up your botany study in the kitchen! Otter loves hot peppers, etc. He's growing his own habanero peppers so this is a great kit to add to our botany study. |
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History link! Otter loves all of the books by Mike Venezia. Even our big kids enjoyed them in high school. The books are easy reads, humorous and memorable. |
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History link! The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures |
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Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees This book is a visual treat. We plan on browsing it for the pictures. You can use it for some drawing/sketching inspiration as well. Watch the book trailer! |
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Another book in the Biography series |
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The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown Ups A good overview of all the many parts of a tree that's nicely illustrated and also helps kids learn to identify various things they may find on a hike. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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"LEAF IDENTIFICATION KIT. Using real leaf specimens and a key-guide, students learn to identify and classify leaves by their shape, size, venation, margin characteristics, and positioning on the twig. Contains 13 different leaves, each individually carded, labeled and bagged. Also included are two sets of these same leaves, unidentified (for a total of 39 leaves). Includes teacher’s guide with hands-on activities, leaf key for unknowns and a 61 page Tree Finder identification book." Quote from Acorn Naturalists We have this kit at home and it's great for hands-on learning. Expand your student's knowledge and ability to identify various trees. *This resource is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Amber comes from tree sap. Polish the piece of amber to discover the trapped bugs inside.
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Otter's rating: We've used this kit before and plan on using it again. Be aware that the plastic black tray has a tendency to melt in the microwave (this happened to us) - so switch to a glass bowl or heat the chicle on the stove. The kit comes with a booklet explaining where the chicle comes from (trees!). |
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This is another easy read. Find out many of the amazing uses of the humble soybean! *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Otter's rating: Another Biography series book *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Skunk Cabbage, Sundew Plants, and Strangler Figs: And 18 More of the Strangest Plants on Earth *Mentions millions of years in the beginning of the book This is an interesting book. We're getting it from the library as there are just a few used copies on Amazon. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule.
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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities *Kindle edition available *Warning: This book describes all sorts of poisonous and intoxicating plants. Use at your discretion! "A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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Green Thumbs: Radishes, 38 - 20 Structured Activities Using Simple Things for Grades 3-8 I like the TOPS experiment books. They are easy to follow with great illustrations and plenty of activities to help you understand the topic you are learning. Click here for a preview, list of materials, lesson objectives, etc. *This book is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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TOPS Learning Systems : Green Thumbs: Corn and Beans #39 Click here for a preview, list of materials, lesson objectives, etc. |
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Wisconsin Fast Plants® Dihybrid Genetics Kit Don't bother with this kit if you have a younger student. This is a study in plant genetics designed for grades 8-12. However, having said that, there are all kinds of awesome plant experiments to do with Fast Plants. Click here to go to the official Fast Plant website with lots of free printables and goodies. There are downloadable lesson plans for ALL ages (elementary through college) including fat 200+ page packets with worksheets, etc. So, if you don't want to use Fast Plants to study genetics, I highly recommend you look into using them in another capacity. They are a great lab for this year's botany curriculum. Click here to order seeds from Amazon. *This resource is also used in the one semester schedule. |
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I scheduled in 11 Brain POP movies. Otter loves BrainPOP. Not o nly are there a variety of short, humorous movies and quizzes on a bunch of different topics, there are also new, educational games. Just the other day I caught our adult homeschool graduate Emily taking over one of Otter's games about politics because it was so much fun. Otter's rating: |
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(Otter doesn't like botany!)
- Otter didn't enjoy the coloring. If your kids like to color, they'll like the book. If not, they might find it boring.
