Teachers will love this comprehensive Grades 3-6 curriculum on pollinators. There are six modules of detailed plans and accompanying materials. Pre-assessment activities and teacher background information, as well as supplemental...

This resource explains how the alternation of generations occurs in a plant's life cycle where sporophytes and gametophytes each play a role in plant reproduction.

This pdf presents a thorough examination of plant adaptations with emphasis on different types of functional and reproductive adaptations.

Find out about species that use vernal pools for reproduction and continuity of life.

Twelve different species of plant pollen are highlighted in this engaging resource. For each plant you can view pollen as seen under two different kinds of microscopes. Reproductive cycles and physical traits used for identification are...

Get an overview of the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction. You'll also be able to contrast the two types of reproduction to better understand the advantages of each. Students are then asked to construct a Venn diagram comparing...

Find out about the two main types of reproduction: these include sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants seem to grow wherever they can. How? Plants can't move on their own. So how does a plant start growing in a new area? Learn more about seeds and seed...

Learn how plant survival depends on pollination through different means.

A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of gymnosperms.

A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of angiosperms, plants that produce seeds in fruit.

Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Angiosperms, in the phylum Anthophyta, are the most successful phylum of plants. Angiosperms evolved the structure of the flower, so they are also called the...

Peruse this colorful site and discover the various part of a flower.

Students will listen, watch, and read while the teacher goes over the life cycle of the ferns. Students will then use the textbook or Internet websites to draw, label, decorate, or color the life cycle of ferns. Students will also use...

Evolutionary history, reproduction, habitats, energy acquisition, division and more.

Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...

Learn about the Erodium cicutarium, a plant also known as the stork's bill, that has a unique way of dispersing its own seeds. Includes video.

Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.

After a short explanation of reproduction methods in plants, this page offers instructions for a vegetative propagation project with results kept in a laboratory journal.

A very simple introduction to the various types of growth and reproductive styles of common plants.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the general life cycle of plants.

This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.

Some flowers have developed adaptations that lure insects to them for pollination. Visit this website to learn about the very unusual adaptations of the bee orchid.