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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape Parts of a Seed

For Students 2nd - 6th
Help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. Students will learn to describe a seed's structure and what's needed for seed growth.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from retired Harvard professor John W. Kimball, provides a detailed but understandable explanation of sexual reproduction in flowering plants. Includes informative, well labelled illustrations.
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Handout
Other

Florida Gardener: Flower Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the parts of a flower. Do all flowers have the same parts? Do all flowers reproduce in the same manner? Answers to these questions and more are found here, along with many defined terms.
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Handout
Other

Zephyrus: Flower Reproduction

For Students 3rd - 8th
A good graphic overview of flowering plant reproduction and the specific parts of the plant responsible for that.
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Handout
Other

Backyard Gardener: Seed Germination Database

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive database of seeds. Learn how the different types of seeds germinate. Information is from Thompson and Morgan.
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Planting Seeds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This simple lesson plan is designed to help young students be aware of how seeds sprout, and that seeds grow into plants.