CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Plant Adaptations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and explain how plants adapt to their environments.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plant Adaptations
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plant adaptations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations and Responses Study Guide
See how plants have adapted to many different environments, including the water, the desert, and the air.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Adaptations
Read about how plants adapt to survive in different biomes. Includes a song, game, photos, and lesson plans.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade: Life Science: Plant Adaptations to Environmental Changes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discuses how plants respond to changes in their environment and some special adaptations in plants.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of how plants have adapated to their environments.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Race for Life: Plant Adaptations
This is an outdoors, hands-on activity. Create a short race course to engage students in physical activity while drawing comparisons to the plant kingdom. This activity serves as an introductory to the impact small changes can have on...
Other
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: What Are Adaptations [Pdf]
This pdf presents a thorough examination of plant adaptations with emphasis on different types of functional and reproductive adaptations.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Plant and Animal Habitats
Place the aliens in the habitats where they can survive the best. Following the activity, read more about plant and animal habitats, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 7.14 Plant Adaptations
Learn about some adaptations plants have in order to survive.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Grassland Animal Adaptations
Learn about the different animals that live in tropical and temperate grasslands and how they have adapted to their environment. Also discusses some plant adaptations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of how plants have adapated to their environments.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Adaptations of Plants for Survival in Different Environments
In this activity, students investigate plant adaptations by observing plants in different environments comparing the plants to show similarities and differences. Students will learn about the adaptations plants need in order to survive...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Learning From Leaves: Adaptation [Pdf]
A scavenger hunt where students find and study examples of leaf adaptations for different environments. This activity is designed to be used on a visit to botanical gardens or greenhouse but could be adapted and used with specimens in...
Other
Illinois State Museum: Prairie Ecosystems: Plant Adaptations
How are prairie plants able to survive fires? This site will explain how seed germination takes place after a prairie fire.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Discovering Functions of External Plant Parts
Using data and prior knowledge, 4th graders explain their observations, measurements and understanding of various plant's external parts and how they help the plant survive in its environment.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Nova Zembla: How Does Temperature Affect Plant Growth?
Viktor brought his pet plant on his trip to Nova Zembla. Help him figure out what to do to take care of the plant.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Adaptations of Marsh Plants
Article describing the types of stressors faced by plants living in wetlands areas and adaptations they have made in order to survive. (Published: January 12, 2009)
Estrella Mountain Community College
Maricopa Community College: Nonvascular Plants and Nonseed Vascular Plants
Very detailed outline describing several aspects of plant diversity, including vascular vs. nonvascular, evolutionary adaptations, homosporous and heterosporous life cycles, and specific information on some ancient species (Lycophytes,...
Other
Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Biological Science
All about plants has information on plant parts--seeds, flowers, fruits, roots, and spores--and plant processes--seed dispersal, germination, pollination, and photosynthesis. You can also take a tour of this Los Angeles-based...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Plant and Animal Changes
Second graders will learn about animal adaptation, hibernation, and migration.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Plant and Animal Communities
Learn about the six main classes of the animal kingdom.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biodiversity: Nonvascular & Nonseed Vascular Plants
Photographs, informative tables, and illustrated diagrams help explain the diversity of the plant kingdom in this college-level textbook.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: Taiga Biome: Plants
As part of a virtual museum visit, this site offers a look at the plants of the Taiga Biome. Content includes a look at plant adaptations.
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