A walk through the grocery store is like a walk around the world. An interactive activity shows popular grocery items and where the ingredients originate. Perfect as a remote learning resource, the lesson connects groceries to the...

This collection of images shows several types of plant seeds, each with a different mechanism for dispersing from the parent plant.

In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.

Jethro Tull (1674-1741) invented a machine that helped to increase the harvest yield by planting seeds in straight lines, a vast improvement over sowing by hand that led to greater crop yields.

This site has excellent resources for teaching students about plants. It has a guide to scientific investigation and a glossary of plant terms. There are three lessons that each include a slideshow on the parts of a plant, the needs of...

In this plant biology science fair project, students will investigate effects of irradiation on seed germination. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed...

The Millenium Seed Bank is one of the Millenium Commission's National Landmark projects. Visit this site to learn how this project hopes to conserve seed samples.

Provides information and illustrations of the reproduction process in flowers. Learn more about flowers, double fertilization, seeds, fruit and vegetative propagation.

This ZOOMSci video segment teaches you how to germinate seeds in a plastic bag and helps you understand some of the factors that influence the germination process. [2:19]

Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...

An excellent site for learning about plant tissue culture. Great visuals and easy to understand instructions. Lots of links to other good sources.

Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.

Explore this online exhibit highlighting Gregor Mendel's contributions to the science of genetics. Read about Mendel's life, view pieces of art inspired by genetics, and find a wealth of resources for planning further research on...

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.

On this site, learn about the biology of non-flowering plants including gymnosperms, conifers, cones, seed, spores, ferns, and mosses.

A look at how the ideals of the American Revolution shaped the new American Republic. Many ideals were not implemented immediately but the seed had been planted.

A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.

The first seeds of the information technology industry in North Carolina were planted in the 1950s. At that time, North Carolina's economy was largely concentrated in the tobacco, textiles, and machinery industries. The state's best...