Language Guide
Language Guide: Las Plantas
Colorful pictures of trees, flowers and other plants interact with audio and the written word as you move your mouse over the illustration. Vocabulary is in depth enough to be at an intermediate level.
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Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Why Is an Apple Like a Suitcase? [Pdf]
A mini-unit on fruits and seeds for younger learners. Students will learn that fruit is like a suitcase for seeds, and that together they help plants to reproduce. Includes ELL suggestions, extension activities, and worksheets.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Plant Classification
Review of binomial nomenclature and levels of classification in the plant kingdom. A quiz is available for students along with pictures, charts, and links.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Plant Part Glossary
A useful resource for working with plants. Many illustrations enhance the clarity of the definitions, which can be accessed by clicking on the various links provided.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Development From Seed to Plant
A thorough discussion of the environmental cues that can trigger germination and of the changes in structure that result. Charts, graphs, and links are also provided.
US Department of Agriculture
Usda: Plants National Database
This resource provides a database of standardized information on plants. Click on Photo Gallery to view photographs of various categories of plants, including noxious plants and crops.
Other
Biodome De Montreal: Fact Sheets: Plants and Animals of the Biodome
This is a searchable database with fact sheets for animals and for plants from a variety of ecosystems, including tropical forests and the Antarctic. The fact sheets have several pictures and very detailed information about each species.
Other
Stephen Foster Austin State University: Sfa Mast Arboretum
This resource contains a number of different categories with information about the Stephen Foster Arboretum.
Other
Wise Acre Gardens
This site provides photos and information about native and alien wildflowers in St. Lawrence county -Northern New York.
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: Mosses and Liverworts, Simple Plants?
A comprehensive article on mosses and liverworts.
Other
Kansas Wildflower and Grasses
A list of Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Includes photos and information.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life is a multi-authored, Internet distributed project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. The Tree of Life can be used to locate information about a particular group of organisms through their taxonomy.
Other
Growing Carnivorous Plants
Do I need a terrarium? How do I stimulate seeds to germinate? Where can I buy a carnivorous plant? These questions and more are answered in this informative site.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Pollination
Learn the parts of a flower and how a plant gets pollinated. Includes video, songs, diagrams, and lesson plans.
US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: Usda Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows which plants are most likely to thrive at a specified location. Searchable by zip code, state , or temperature.
Idaho State University
Idaho Museum of Natural History: Guide to the Plants of Idaho State Arboretum
This resource describes the different plants of the Idaho State Arboretum in Pocatello. Users are provided with a picture and a description of every plant in the arboretum. You can click on the pictures for a larger view.
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.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Deviations From Mendelian Laws And: What Is the Meaning of Dominance?
Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.
Other
Classroom Activities, Stories and Facts: Hydroponics
A list of stories, activities, facts and questions all pertaining to hydroponics. Includes information on building your own classroom hydroponic system.
Other
Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants, and You [Pdf]
Teachers will love this comprehensive Grades 3-6 curriculum on pollinators. There are six modules of detailed plans and accompanying materials. Pre-assessment activities and teacher background information, as well as supplemental...
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Choose Life
A great review for understanding life cycles and many aspects of living things. Find topics and their main ideas, vocabulary review, quizzes, and complementary activities for teachers to use.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Botany
Visit the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and search online from the specimen collection of nearly 800,000 plant specimen records. In addition, learn about research being conducted, activities and events hosted by the department,...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Botanists
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines Lewis's role as a naturalist and features biographical sketches of botanists David Douglas, Frederick Traugott Pursh, Thomas Nuttall, and Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Plant Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to the kingdom Plantae is presented. Students will identify common plants by their characteristics.