School and Science: Living Things: Plants and Trees

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	Home: School and Science: Living Things: Plants and Trees CATEGORIES:   Aquatic Plants (8) LINKS: The Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life. Botany.com http://www.botany.com/ An encyclopedia of plants where you can look a plant up by its common name or its botanical name. It also includes a dictionary of botanical words and information about pests, diseases, and weather. Celebrating Wildflowers: Texas Hill Country Coloring Book http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/txhill/ Provides accurate drawings of 63 wildflowers. Flowers listed by both common name and scientific name. Each drawing includes coloring guide. Plant Nutrient Team http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans. The Mysterious Venus Flytrap http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one. Leaf it Alone http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants. Tree Identification http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics. Sammy Saguaro's Scrapbook http://www.dbg.org/sammy/menu.htm Learn about the life stages, animal inhabitants, and habitat of this cactus. Trees are Terrific http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us. Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature. Logan's Tree Webpage http://hometown.aol.com/coincollector78/trees.html A graphic organizer showing the importance of trees. Written by a first grader. Talk About Trees http://www.talkabouttrees.org Non-profit program dedicated to educating children about the responsible management and use of California's most renewable resource. Includes resources for students and teachers, including lessons, games, and other resources. Plant Anatomy and Glossary http://dallas.tamu.edu/weeds/anat.html Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants. Plants http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants. The Amazing Story of Kudzu http://www.cptr.ua.edu/kudzu/ History, varied uses for kudzu plants, links and references. Explore the Fantastic Forest http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/index.html Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood from National Geographic. Twig Walkingstick - Plants http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~twig/plants.html Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?" Trees http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx Full of interactive adventures to explain why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds, and how trees protect their space. Plants and Flowers http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/flowers.htm Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery. Brockman Memorial Tree Tour http://www.washington.edu/home/treetour/ Eighty different species are described and illustrated as you take a virtual walk around the University of Washington. Common and Latin names are given.

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