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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia

For Students 9th - 12th
The Aboriginal people of Australia survived for over 40,000 years by using the plants that grow in the bush for food, medicine, tools, and utensils. Introduce young botanists to the wonders of the Outback with a 25-page packet that...
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Texas A&M University

Kinder Garden

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are many opportunities available for younger students to get involved with plants, gardens, and the outdoors in general. Some of these opportunities include children's programs at school gardens, botanic gardens or community...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Evergreen Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can discover what the temperate deciduous forest is like, where it is located, and much more. There are links to other temperate forest sites also.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Evergreen Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden, you will read about temperate deciduous forest animals. Then you can see graphics and read descriptions of some of these animals.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Taiga Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can learn about conifers, needles and the taiga in the fall. Click on the pictures to view a larger version.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Ocean Animals: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Missouri Botanical Garden describes the characteristics and natural history of mollusks in text and color photography.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden you will find information on the tundra. What is the tundra? Where is it located? What is the climate of the tundra? What animals live in the tundra? What plants live in the tundra? Click...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grasslands

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Gardens provides general information about different kinds of grasslands and the plants and animals of that type of region.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grassland Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Evergreen Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden provides great information. Click on the animal link on the left. There is an introduction to animals in the grasslands, and then you can read more about each...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Ermine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Missouri Botanical Gardens offers a general overview of the ermine, a small mammal that lives in the taiga biome. Learn about what ermines eat, how they survive, and how they raise their young.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grassland Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden provides animal descriptions of several grassland animals. Content includes pictures, fact sheets, and more.
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Other

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: What Are Adaptations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This pdf presents a thorough examination of plant adaptations with emphasis on different types of functional and reproductive adaptations.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: What's It Like Where You Live?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about each biome with this site. Site will give you information about the plants, animals, and the climate found at each biome.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grasslands of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden explores the two types of grasslands: tropical and temperate. A brief overview of the grasslands of the world is provided, including a color-coded map.
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Rare and Unusual Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents information on the plants in the botanical garden of Forstlehrgarten University. If you click on the link "Plant List" a list from A-Z of all the plants in the garden will appear. A picture and a description of the...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Seed Dispersal

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about methods of seed dispersal. Includes videos, photos, and lesson plans.
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Missouri Botanical Garden: Education: Exploring the Tropics

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about tropical forests, including the plants, animals, and people found there. Also covers adaptations, biodiversity, economic benefits of tropical rain forests, and threats to their survival.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: The Taiga Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource offers a detailed overview of the taiga biome, including its locations, the types of plants and animals that live there, and other interesting facts.
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Planet Explorers

For Students 9th - 10th
Celebrating plants and botanists, here find information on everything from photographic equipment, plant clubs, botanical gardens, seed sources, and a gallery where members can display their work. Read about famous botanists, or look for...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Parts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the basic parts of a plant and their jobs.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Echinoderms: Sea Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Great information about all echinoderms: sea stars, sea urchins & sand dollars, sea cucumber. How they move, what they eat. Nice images.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Fa Qs About Temperate Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why the ocean is blue. Learn the names of the oceans and how they received their names. Learn how the ocean forms waves.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tide Pools

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on tide pools on the left hand menu to find a description of tidepools. Use the menu to navigate to other shoreline related topics.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tropical Oceans: Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site about coral reefs. It explores where the reefs are found, what the reefs are, animals that live in the reefs, and preservation of the reefs.

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