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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets by Edward Lear, a nonfiction book for children.
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Palomar Community College District

Wayne's Word: Biology and Botany Crossword Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these puzzles as a review for quizzes and tests. There are interactive versions that are fun to try while on-line as well as printable versions. Puzzles cover a wide variety of general biology plus more specific ones on botany.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Botany

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this puzzle is Botany.
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University of California

Ucla: General Botany: Types of Roots

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Roots are the principal water-absorbing organs of a plant. Learn about this part of vascular plants and variations in the types of roots.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Apples & More: Apple Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet shares numerous interesting facts about the common fruit, the apple. Great for the study of botany or biology. Available in English or Spanish.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: White Fir

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on white fir tree. Covers ways it is used by humans, distribution, physical features, habitat, and forest management. (Published: October 6, 2009)
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Stomata

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the structure, function, and efficiency of stomata, the apertures on plants' leaves that regulate gas and water vapor exchange during photosynthesis. (Published: August 3, 2010)
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of respiration in plants, humans, and animals is discussed, along with diseases that can affect respiration. (Published: November 16, 2011)
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Pollination

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientific article detailing what pollination is, types of pollination, animals (mainly insects) that facilitate pollination, ways pollination can take place, its evolution, pollination in agriculture, and threats to pollination....
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Pine

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on pine tree. Covers classification, physical features, ecology, and ways pine is used by humans. (Published: May 31, 2012)
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Mangrove Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article on mangroves. Covers classification, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, economic value, and natural and human threats to their survival.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Tree Planting

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about benefits of having trees in one's yard or on a farm, how to choose one, where to put it, how to plant it properly and safely, and how to care for it. (Published: October 9, 2009)
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Bumblebee

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the bumblebee. Covers physical features, life in a colony and as a pollinator, and threats to its survival. Includes links to additional resources. (Published: April 14, 2008)
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Anbg Biography: Joseph Banks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian government sponsors this profile of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the naturalist and patron of science who was instrumental in the exploration and settlement of Australia.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Botany Scavenger Hunt Where's the Ginkgo?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special...
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the Renaissance from the aspect of advances in the biological sciences, and in particular botany. Information is provided about famous botanists from that era and their accomplishments.
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Other

Edward Worth Library: Theophrastus of Eresus

For Students 9th - 10th
Theophrastus is believed to have lived from 371 BC to 287 BC. This entry describes his work in the field of botany.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Greenhouse Light and Temperature

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive tool where students can create a model of a greenhouse and use a light sensor to measure the amount of light it receives from a lamp at various times of the day. Temperature is also measured. Data is plotted on graphs,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the crafts that the African American culture exported from native African lands, basketry and cultivation of rice. With the lessons provided in the downloadable document, students will weave together history, geography, social...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Botany Online: Features of Flowering Plants: Flowers

For Students 9th - 10th
Site details the parts of the flower as well as provides links to terms such as seed, calyx, corolla and many more.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Investigate Native Plant Evolution With Chloroplast Sequencing

For Students 9th - 10th
Most native plants are not very well studied. One way we learn more about these plants is by studying the species of plants they are most closely related to. In this science project you will sequence part of the chloroplast genome from a...
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Other

Environmental Concern, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization in Maryland provides information on its wetlands conservation projects, educational materials for purchase, professional courses, and consulting services.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Dandelion

For Students 9th - 10th
This nine-stanza poem combines botany and an adolescent's view of home life into a greater statement.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Robert Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the life and discoveries of Robert Brown. Specifically the article focuses on Brown's contributions to the field of botany.

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