Plants for Kids
Plants for Kids
Overview -
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html
http://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/plants.php
http://www.petals.com/home-and-gifts/plant-biology-for-kids
Botany -
http://botany.org/Resources/Botany.php
Algae -
Algae and Seaweed http://www.seaweed.ie/
Slide Show Introduction to Algae - http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/show_plants/02.html
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/reefslides/index.php
Algae, an introduction - http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/introduction.htm
UCMP Berkeley - green algae - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/greenalgae/greenalgae.html
red algae - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/rhodophyta.html
kelp/brown algae - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/phaeophyta.html
Algae: The Forgotten Treasure of Tidepools -
http://web.archive.org/web/20050827171508/http://www.sonoma.edu/biology/algae/algae.html
Algae - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae
Algae from Keith Davey - http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/algae.htmlCacti - Desert Plants and Wildflowers from DesertUSA - http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html
Cacti from Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/types/cactus/
CactiGuide - click on the name - http://cactiguide.com/
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus
Biology - http://plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/topics/cacti.php
Carnivorous Plants - http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cp/WhatAreCPs.php
Steve C's Carnivorous Plants - http://www.steveconrad.co.uk/bog/
W.P. Armstrong - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/carnivor.htm
Botanical Society of America - Carnivorous Plants -
http://botany.org/newsite/publications/carnivorousPlants/carnivorousPlants.php
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ - http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq1040.html
Classification of Plants - http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/classify.html
http://horticultureandsoilscience.wikia.com/wiki/Botanical_ClassificationFerns - brief introduction - http://www.amerfernsoc.org/lernfrnl.html
about - http://www.home.aone.net.au/byzantium/ferns/about.html
another introduction - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/pterophyta/pteridopsida.html
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern
Botanical.org - http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/ferns-08.html
American Fern Society - http://amerfernsoc.org/
Flowering Plants - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar98.htm
Flowering plant anatomy coloring page - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/label/plant/
Berkeley - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/anthophyta/anthophyta.html
Fungi - Fun Facts About Fungi - http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/factindx.htm
More Fungi - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.htmlHerbs - Mrs. Seagraves - http://webspace.webring.com/people/gu/um_8517/historyherbs.htm
Herbs for Kids - http://www.kathimitchell.com/herbs.htm
Hydroponics - Basics - http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/introduction-to-hydroponics
http://zerosoilgardens.com/what-is-hydroponics-intro-to-hydroponics/
http://www.saferbrand.com/blog/gardening-for-beginners-intro-hydroponics/
Easy systems to try - http://www.epicgardening.com/hydroponics-for-kids/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hydroponic-Soda-Bottle-System/
http://quest.nasa.gov/smore/teachers/act3.html
https://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/assets/online_science/summer_brain_games/activity_PDFs/SBG13_Hyrdoponics.pdf
In the Classroom - http://www.kidsgardening.org/node/3760
Powerpoint Presentation on Hydroponics in the Classroom
Lichens - North American - http://www.lichen.com/
http://www.sharnoffphotos.com/index.html
Lichenland - http://ocid.nacse.org/lichenland/LichenLite/index.php
Intro to Lichens - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichens.html
Lovable Lichens - http://www.earthlife.net/lichens/intro.htmlMosses - http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_moss.html
http://mossplants.fieldofscience.com/2008/05/online-guide-to-north-american-mosses.html
http://www.backyardnature.net/mosses.htm
Intro to Bryophyta - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/bryophyta/bryophyta.html
Mushrooms - http://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/mushrooms/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/food/mushrooms.html
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/microorganisms/mushroomlifecycle/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MushroomPlant Growth and Structure - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts1a.html
Plant Growth - http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/physiology.html
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/children/how-plants-grow.htm
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/gardennotes/141.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/plantsgrow.html
Plant Parts - http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/plantparts.html
Structure - http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_structure.html
http://bio100.class.uic.edu/labs/plantanatomy.htm
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/Gardennotes/131.html
http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/plant-structure.html
Photosynthesis - (easy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/didyouknow_photosynthesis.shtml
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_photosynthesis.html
http://photosynthesiseducation.com/photosynthesis-for-kids/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/photosynthesis.php
(more detailed) https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-in-plants/introduction-to-stages-of-photosynthesis/v/photosynthesis
http://www.realtrees4kids.org/sixeight/letseat.htm
Poisonous Plants - http://www.nhstateparks.com/poisonplant.html
http://www.fasthealth.com/goto.php?url=www.hitchcock.org/dhmc/webpage.cfm?org_id=100
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/poison/poison.html
http://www.ncpoisoncenter.org/body.cfm?id=123
Seeds - http://theseedsite.co.uk/seedparts.html
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case3/c3facts1.html
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/is-seeds.htm
Trees - What Tree Is It? http://www.oplin.org/tree/
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeid.cfm (scroll down to online tree id)
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/forsite/idtree.htm
http://forestry.usu.edu/htm/treeid/
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/leaf/Pages/LEAF-Tree-Identification-Cards.aspx
http://trees.luidp.net/en/index.php?mod=main/Menus/identification
Dichotomous Key - http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=3&detID=2829
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/treekey/index.htm
Trees Are Terrific - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
Common Tree ID - http://forestry.about.com/cs/treeid/a/100_trees_id.htm
Basics of Tree ID from Virginia Tech - http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/forsite/Idtree.htm
Weeds - Weed Identification - http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/weedid/
http://weeds.cropsci.illinois.edu/weedid.htm
http://www.wssa.net/Weeds/ID/index.htm
NH Garden Weeds - http://www.preen.com/weeds/nh
4-H weed identification - http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/4H/4-H-247-W.pdf
Wildflowers - http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/leeci_unet/
http://www.newhampshirewildflowers.com/
http://www.nenature.com/Wildflowers.htm
http://uswildflowers.com/stateref.php?State=NH
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/wildflowers.html
http://www.mywildflowers.com/
Wildflower Coloring books - http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/index.shtml
http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/
The Great Plant Escape - learn about plants - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
The Seedy Side of Plants from PBS - Travel, Adaption, Control - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/plants/From Seed to Plant - http://www.monroe2boces.org/programs.cfm?sublevel=509&subsubpage=82&subpage=54&master=3
Soil - http://www.monroe2boces.org/programs.cfm?sublevel=507&subsubpage=82&subpage=54&master=3
Pollination - http://www.monroe2boces.org/programs.cfm?sublevel=518&subsubpage=82&subpage=54&master=3All About Plants from Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/printouts.shtml
The Main Parts of a Plant with activities, crosswords, and matching games
http://www.botanical-online.com/lasplantasangles.htmBotany for Kids - http://kids.usa.gov/teens-home/science/plants/index.shtml
Plants database - http://plants.usda.gov/java/
Plant Fact Sheets by Common or Scientific Name
http://plants.usda.gov/checklist.html
Desert Plants
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http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_plant_page.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/plant.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/desert-biome-animals-and-plants.html
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomedes2.htm
Rainforest Plants -
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/plants/index.htm
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm
http://www.rainforesteducation.com/
http://rainforest-australia.com/Rainforest_Plants.htm
http://kids.mongabay.com/
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/what.html
Floral Radiographs - another "look" at plants
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~agrxray/
Science for Kids - Plants
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/plants/plantsintro.htm
Fall Leaves Activities from Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson024.shtml
Lesson Plans and Projects for the Classroom:
How Does A Green Plant grow?
http://naturalsciences.sdsu.edu/ta/classes/lab2.1/index.html
Lessons with Plants -
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson259.shtml
Thinkquest Plants and Our Environment -
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/?tqskip1=1
Indoor Grow Lab -
http://home.insightbb.com/~g.mager/Growlab/Growlab-curric.html
Learning About Seeds Unit of Study -
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/boast1/sciencelessons/seeds.htm
Fun Activities Using Seeds -
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/chbi0100.htm
Mold terrarium from the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/mold.html
Plant Parts-Salad Game - match the part to your
salad ingredients -
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/vegquiz/plantparts.html
ScienceNetLinks - Classification -
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/classification-2-a-touch-of-class/
Food Chains -
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/cycle-of-life-1-food-chain/
Food Webs -
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/cycle-of-life-2-food-webs/
Plant Parents -
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/plants-1-plant-parents/
Plant propagation -
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/plants-2-plant-propagation/
Books About Plants -
http://teacher.scholastic.com/grade/grades12/mar_booklist.htm
http://onrep.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/onrep.forestry.oregonstate.edu/files/Childrens_Booklist.pdf
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/books-teaching-about-plants-and-trees
http://delightfulchildrensbooks.com/2011/12/15/trees/
Books About Gardening -
http://www.kathimitchell.com/MGSgarden/resources.htm#Gardening4Kids
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/picturebooks/tp/garden.htm
Classroom Herb Activities from Mrs. Seagraves -
http://webspace.webring.com/people/gu/um_8517/herbs.htm
Plant lesson Plans -
http://www.squidoo.com/botany-plants-trees-flowers-lesson-plans
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents_plants.htm
Botany for Kids -
http://pinterest.com/ajwoods/botany-for-kids/
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