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Phototropism: Why Do Plants Grow Toward Light?

Phototropism: Why Do Plants Grow Toward Light?

For those elementary students interested in botany, this cool experiment fro...

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Beautiful Blooms: What Makes A Flower Last the Longest?

Beautiful Blooms: What Makes A Flower Last the ...

Photo Source: thebottomlessbag.blogspot.com Bouquets of beautiful blooms ar...

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Recycled Water - Does It Effect Plant Growth?

Recycled Water - Does It Effect Plant Growth?

For students interested in botany, ecology, and recycling, this science fair ...

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Grafting Plants with Bubble Gum!

Grafting Plants with Bubble Gum!

Photo Source: www.fruitsinfo.com Grafting is a technique that botanists hav...

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Hydroponics - What is the Best Liquid for Germinating Seeds?

Hydroponics - What is the Best Liquid for Germi...

Photo Source: www.kew.org If your upper elementary/middle school student is...

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Plants and Rooting Hormone: Is It Effective?

Plants and Rooting Hormone: Is It Effective?

Photo Source: ewainthegarden.blogspot.com For all the future botanists out ...

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Microwaves and Plants

Microwaves and Plants

Photo ©2007 Tim Patterson, Flickr You're probably wondering what kind of sc...

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Multicolored Flowers

Multicolored Flowers

Photo © 2008 Subramanian Kabilan, Flickr This science experiment, designed ...

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The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

Photo © 2005 Rick Smit, Flickr Like smoking, pollution has "second-hand" ef...

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Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photo © 2009 Corey Harmon, Flickr If you have a student who's interested in...

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