🌿 Let's Do School Botany Workbook - Grades 5–12

Some of my earliest memories of science involve a mason jar, an aquarium plant, and a light.

My dad wasn’t home a lot when I was growing up. Life was busy, work was demanding, and like many parents, he was doing the best he could with the time he had. But one evening during middle school, when I was trying to figure out a science project, he offered a simple idea that stuck with me.

“Why don’t you test how much oxygen a plant produces?”

It sounded interesting, and more importantly, it sounded like something I could actually do.

He bought me a small aquatic plant, and we set it up in a large empty pickle jar filled with water. The idea was simple: when aquatic plants photosynthesize, they release oxygen, and you can actually see it as tiny bubbles forming on the leaves.

Those bubbles became my data. I remember sitting at the table for hours, watching the plant carefully and counting every bubble that floated to the surface. I set a timer and recorded how many bubbles appeared in a certain amount of time. Then I moved the light farther away and counted again. Then closer. Then farther again.

Each small adjustment changed the results.

That's when science stopped being a list of facts in a book and turned into something real. Light wasn’t just a word connected to photosynthesis anymore. I could see its effect happening right in front of me.

By the end of the project, I had pages of notes, graphs showing the relationship between light distance and oxygen production, and diagrams. I was incredibly proud of that project. Not because it was complicated, but because I really enjoyed the experience, and my Dad, who was often distant, and I connected.

That experience stayed with me.

Years later, when I started teaching and creating science materials for homeschool and classroom students, that memory kept resurfacing. I realized the most powerful science lessons are often the simplest ones. Projects where a student can watch something happen, measure it, and slowly understand the system behind it. Plants are perfect for that kind of learning.

That early science project with the pickle jar and the bubbling plant is part of the reason this botany workbook exists. I wanted students to have opportunities like that, to run small experiments, track what they observe, sketch what they see, and build understanding step by step.

What Makes This Workbook Different:

✅ A complete, open-and-go botany curriculum for grades 5–12.

✅ Follows the life of a Dicot and Monocot seed from planting to reproduction.

✅ Highly visual, colorful, and interactive, leaning on a student's ability to draw and write about what they see, think, and are learning.

✅ Includes a high school science credit track with additional experiments and research.

✅ Gentle enough for late bloomers, deep enough for older learners.

✅ Neurodivergent-friendly: structured, visual, flexible, and creative.

"GREAT resource for learners grades 5-12! I am using this curriculum with my 2E 9th grader as a full HS credit course and with my dyslexic 6th grader. The things I love about this curriculum so far are the included HS credit rubric and the layout. It's colorful, engaging, hands-on on and academically rigorous in an accessible format. The HS credit rubric is easy to follow, and the included research and experiment pages make it simple to follow and include all the important parts of those papers and assignments. We are adding a few readers for my HS student, e.g. Braiding Sweet Grass and Sugar Changed the World. Highly recommend this course for secular home educators looking for a course that you can use with multiple kids at varying grade levels and ensure academic rigor! " - Genny S.

What’s Inside:

🧪 Clear, conversational lessons that explain key concepts without overwhelming your student.

🧪 Hands-on experiments using simple, inexpensive supplies you may already have.

🧪 Full-color diagrams, Venn charts, cut-and-paste activities, and visual comparisons.

🧪 Vocabulary work to help students master science terms and reinforce learning.

🧪 Optional high school-level research prompts and extension activities.

🧪 Designed for both independent learners and parent-guided discussion.

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📚 Workbook Specs:

175 full-color pages

Durable plastic front cover

Comb Binding

🌼 No busywork. Just real science, creatively taught. 🥽 Supplies you will need:

Pumpkin and Bean seeds, Containers, Paper Towels, a Carrot, a Popcorn Kernel, Frozen or Canned Corn, Potting Soil, a Lamp or Flashlight, Food Coloring, and the basics (pencils, glue, scissors), etc.

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