Curated OER
Otto Emery Jennings (1877 1964) and Grace Emma Kinzer Jennings (D. 1957)
Carnegie Museum botanist Otto Emery Jennings (1877-1964) and Grace Emma Kinzer Jennings (d. 1957). Grace Jennings was a fourth-generation Pittsburgher whose family had established one of the city's major iron foundries. She was an...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Alma Whiffen Barksdale (1916 1981)
After earning Ph.D. in botany from University of North Carolina, Alma Whiffen Barksdale (1916-1981) worked as a mycologist at The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she discovered cycloheximide, an anti-fungal agent widely used...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Starr Jordan
American educator, professor of botany and biology, writer, and advocate for peace.
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: Greenhouses
Learn about greenhouses in a unique way. All the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Investigating the Structure of the Flower
This lesson plan has students make a model of a flower's structure using clay, toothpicks, and construction paper.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Structure of Seeds and Effects of Fertilizer on Plants
In this lesson plan, students identify parts of seeds and the effect of fertilizer on their germination and development.
Other
The Charms of Duckweed (Smallest Flowering Plant)
Have a fun learning experience as you read about the smallest flowering plant. Botanical facts, pictures, projects, and practical uses of the Duckweed plant are all part of this site.
Middle School Science
Middle School Science: Observing Tree Rings
In the lab experiment site, you will determine the age of a tree, see if you can determine what years had more precipitation than others, and label the cross section of a tree: bark, heartwood, sapwood, and rings.
Other
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
This site provides information on the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. If you click on the link "virtual tour", a new page will appear with a map of the garden, and details about the contents in the garden.
Other
Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc.: Plant Tissue Culture
An excellent site for learning about plant tissue culture. Great visuals and easy to understand instructions. Lots of links to other good sources.
Other
Backyard Gardener: Seed Germination Database
An extensive database of seeds. Learn how the different types of seeds germinate. Information is from Thompson and Morgan.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biology Plant Reproduction
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the process of plant reproduction. It presents the structure of flowers, defines terms, and includes assessment questions.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Usfws: Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
You can learn all about the flora and fauna of the great swamp. A great place to take students, scouts and family.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Trachaeophytes
Vascular plant transport, adaptations for growth, and seed versus nonseed vascular plants are discussed in this succinct site.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: In Search of Green Life
A very simple introduction to the various types of growth and reproductive styles of common plants.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Pome Fruits
Labeled diagram of common pome fruits.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Flowers
Labeled diagram of common flowers in bloom.
Other
University of the Western Cape: Department of Biodiversity: Abiotic Components
The Department of Biodiversity at UWC presents the impact different abiotic components on plants and animals. Some factors are light, temperature, and wind.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wis:tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for February
This site from the University of Wisconsin provides information on "Epidermophyton floccosum, one of the causes of athlete's foot." It also includes several pictures.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Fungus of the Month
What does fungus have to do with the Salem Witch Trials? Volk does a great job of explaining in easy-to-understand language a little known fungus, Claviceps Purpurea, cause of ergotism.
University of Hawai'i
Univ. Of Hawaii: Penicillin the Wonder Drug
This site from the Univ. of Hawaii, is a great place to learn info about Alexander Fleming, the guy who discovered Penicillin, as well as info about Penicillin. Also contains info about the two other men, Howard Florey and Ernst B....
University of Hawai'i
Hvnp: Mid Elevation Woodland& Succession on 1974 Flow
Students can take a virtual tour of a Hawaiian volcano which erupted in 1974. Pictures show plants starting the succession process occurring along a pahoehoe flow.
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Bryophyte Reproductive Cycle
An explanation of the plants that reproduce by the production of spores. Includes extensive graphics.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Orchids of Wisconsin
This site from the University of Wisconsin contains great information on orchids. This site contains pics and info on the orchids native to Wisconsin.
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