Secondary Education-Science-Biology- Plants

Secondary Education Resources-Science-Biology-Plants

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General Plant Resources (12)
Desert Plants (2)
Flowers (incl. weeds) (2)
Fruits and Vegetables (2)
Fungi (2)
Marine Plants (2)
Rainforest (2)
Trees (5)

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General Plant Resources
Explore Earth --plants, trees, and forests
Asexual Reproduction in Plants--text and pictures illustrate the variety of asexual reproduction techniques used by plants from Pearson College
Balloon Plants--basically, how to grow a plant in a balloon
Botany Links--basically, botany links from IMSEnet
Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps--compiled by Claire Englander and Philip Hoehn
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
Glossary of Vascular Plants--every definition you could possible want by the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research
Internet Directory for Botany
Introduction to the "Green Algae"--contains information on the fossil record, life history, ecology, systematics, and morphology by The University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley
Photosynthesis and Transpiration--an interactive activity from the Columbia Education Center for grades 6-8
Plants and Our Environment--learn about the different parts of plants and how they work, as well as the impact they have on our environment
A Survey of the Plant Kingdoms--this page includes information all kingdoms except for animals
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Desert Plants
Desert Plant Survival - a site about desert plants and their adaptations from Desert USA
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
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Flowers (incl. weeds)
Dandelion - How do dandelion seeds fly? This along with several links to other plant seed lesson plans from the Thinking Fountain
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
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Fruits and Vegetables
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
Fruits and Vegetables--a lesson on plant reproduction from the Columbia Education Center for grades 5-8
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Fungi
American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS) - devoted to the scientific study of all aspects of the biology of bryophytes and lichen-forming fungi
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
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Marine Plants
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
Seaweed Information Server - provides links and information on the uses of marine algae from the National University of Ireland, Galway
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Rainforest
All About Rainforests --great resource for students plus: quizzes, animal printouts, and puzzles
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
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Trees
Explore Earth --plants, trees, and forests
eNature.com --the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
TreeGuide: The Natural History of Trees--includes tree biology, evolution, geography, and utilization, plus descriptions of tree families, genera, and species. A project of the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky
Virtual Foliage--a web page by Michael Clayton that is loaded with pictures
A World Community of Old Trees--painting and drawings of old trees by students and project ideas for teachers
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