| Science Lesson Plans are magical when learned | | | | about plants studied with other classmates |
| in Harry Potter's Chamber of Secrets at | | | | from Gryffindor and Slytherin House taught |
| Hogwarts. Elementary education level students | | | | them much about the care for living things in |
| will use their imaginations to become wizard | | | | their world. Although their world differs a |
| graduates as they perform the philosopher's | | | | great deal from ours, we need to understand |
| easy science experiments. Let your students | | | | the importance of plant life in our world |
| push up their robe cuffs with all your | | | | too.There are many different types of plants |
| science lessons plans this term.Science | | | | that can be incorporated into your lesson |
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| through evaporation, or making a magical | | | | while other prefer shade and more moisture. |
| rainbow from prisms. Magical potion | | | | Some species can withstand colder climates, |
| concoctions from Kool-Aid can add a treat. | | | | while others can not. Some plants do indeed |
| Try a science lesson plan by growing Basilisk | | | | seem to be magical, such as the Venus Fly |
| Fang plants in a pot of dirtless, hydroponic | | | | Catcher. Why do some plants live for many |
| soil.Elementary education kids will love | | | | years and others survive only one season |
| solving mysteries by gathering clues about | | | | before wilting and dying? These many facets |
| the forests and fields around them. What | | | | of plant life should be addressed in your |
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| plans involving the Golden Snitch, | | | | at Hogarts with Harry Potter and his friends. |
| disappearing ink, fingerprint clues, mystery | | | | An area in your school yard can be fenced off |
| powers and bubble powders will excite every | | | | for a gardening club. Students can learn how |
| elementary education student in your science | | | | to plant vegetables and flowers, to care for |
| classes with Harry Potter's easy science | | | | them and to harvest them. Your lessons can |
| experiments. Your classes will make all your | | | | include the proper use of gardening tools for |
| students want to come to school on science | | | | cultivation as well as the importance of |
| days.Science lesson plans with Hagrid and his | | | | composting. A teacher friend of mind has done |
| magical animal friend Buckbeak were always an | | | | this at her school quite successfully for |
| exciting class for Harry, Ron and Hermione. | | | | many years. Parent volunteers are helpful, |
| They went deep into the forest for each | | | | especially Dads for the heavier work. Local |
| science lesson with other classmates from | | | | nurseries have helped supply topsoil, |
| Gryffindor as well as those from Slytherin | | | | fertilizers and mulches.Flowers are picked |
| House who were not as taken with the | | | | for bouquets each June for the school tea. |
| lessons.When organizing animal and bird | | | | And during the summer time, students and |
| science lesson plans for your class, you can | | | | their families share in weekly assignments of |
| incorporate a little bit of Hogwarts' lessons | | | | watering, weeding, harvesting and caring for |
| ideas. Some animals have characteristics and | | | | the garden.There are many aspects of |
| habits that are different from the norm. | | | | gardening and plant knowledge that can be |
| Perhaps these animals or birds have a bit of | | | | incorporated into your science lesson plans. |
| creative magic in them similar to that of | | | | The children love getting their hands dirty |
| Fawkes the Phoenix or Hedwig the Owl.Some | | | | and are amazed each week as they watch their |
| species have wonderful and unusual colors in | | | | garden grow. This hands on approach will have |
| the feathers or furs. Why is this? Why does | | | | a much greater learning experience than |
| the coloring of males differ from their | | | | reading from a book.Try some of these |
| female counterparts? Why do some animals life | | | | interesting ideas to help keep your students |
| deep in the forest, or jungles while the | | | | focused and interested in science this |
| habitat of others is near the oceans or the | | | | year.Valerie Giles owns and operates |
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| are not?Science lesson plans can also | | | | educational web site that specializes in |
| incorporate art lessons. Drawing mystical | | | | resources for school and teacher supplies . |
| creatures or real life ones can be fun. | | | | Free stuff for teachers, teaching strategies, |
| Reading lesson plans can also incorporate | | | | K-8, educational toys and games, back to |
| literature from the Harry Potter series, | | | | school, classroom technology and home school |
| creating an entire Harry Potter module for | | | | curriculum. accompanying article is |
| your class this year.Harry, Ron and Hermione | | | | copyrighted. It may be reproduced only if the |
| loved their lessons in the greenhouse at | | | | hyperlinks here are left intact. |
| Hogwarts school. Each science lesson plan | | | | |