This module explores how plants help animals survive. Bobby is a scientist on Antarctica. He discovers many amazing uses of plants. Join him and help him learn.

Do plants need sunlight? What happens to plants if they do not get sunlight? Students will act like scientists in order to answer these questions. A scientist takes questions like this and then conducts an experiment to see what really...

Review modern plant characteristics and the diversity of plants in this review guide.

Learn the structure and function of vascular plants.

Discover the life cycle of seedless vascular plants.

Invasive plants are non-native plants that grow in an environment that has no native diseases, parasites, or predators. This allows them to grow rapidly and be destructive to native plants.

How can carnivorous plant habitat be destroyed? How can I help save carnivorous plants extinction? Where can I see wild carnivorous plants? These questions and more are answered in this thorough site.

Activity helps students understand that plants need water to live.

Forest plants include trees, shrubs, vines, mosses, ferns, woodland wildflowers, and other green and growing things that can thrive in shade. Read about some of Wisconsin's forest plants.

Discover the importance of plants to the ecosystem nad to humans.

Information as to how a plant protects itself from bugs and other harsh elements that seek to injure it. Also provides links for users to learn more about agricultural research for further study.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of How Plants Live and Work by Eleanor Hughes-Gibb, a nonfiction book for children.

A short, historical review of humans' use of and dependency on plants.

Brief informational text highlighting the first vascular plants on earth, the ferns and horsetails.

We know that plants, and even bouquets of cut flowers need water to survive, but we often do not think about how water moves within a plant. In this science project, you will use colored water and carnations to discover how water travels...

A brief, concise text explaining the vascular systems of plants.

Do you like to climb trees? The branches of trees are what make them so fun to climb. Each branch starts out as a tiny shoot that grows out from a stem. How is the growth of shoots along a stem regulated?

Each part of a plant has a very important function. All plants produce flowers for the same reason: to make seeds so another plant can grow.

A list of poisonous plants in Florida and how to deal with them and their effects.

The text of "The Rubber Plant's Story" by O. Henry. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Learn about methods of seed dispersal. Includes videos, photos, and lesson plans.

Detective Le Plant has taken you on an adventure through the world of plants. As his assistant, he has shown you the inner workings of seeds, flowers, and other plant parts. He has also shown you what is needed for plants to grow and be...

In this unit, students can learn about the affects of water, soil, and sunlight on plant's growth while learning about the scientific process. Unit allows students to create a controlled experiment while studying plants.

Use this interactive guide to identify plants based on their leaves. For each step, you are given two choices, and you continue down the branches until you discover a plant's name.