PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Temperate Deciduous Forests
NatureWorks offers some fascinating information about the Temperate Deciduous Forests. Students and teachers will learn what makes these forests special, what animals live in this biome, what plants grow in this biome, and more.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Sexual Deception of Orchids
Anne Gaskett dives into the surprisingly complex ways orchids attract insects.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Busy Bees
Fourth graders research bees and how their specialized body parts help them in survival and contribute to the success of plant survival and reproduction.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Determining Percent of Seed Germination
In this project, students will conduct an experiment to determine the percentage of seed that will germinate in a given time frame. Students will produce charts and graphs to represent the results algebraically. Mathematics and...
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Plants
Site provides information on deciduous forest plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundras and more.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 4 Ls1 1: Internal and External Structures
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-LS1-1: internal and external structures.
Other
Unusual Pollination: Bee Orchid
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.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Plants
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with plants. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Seasonal Changes in Plants
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Have you seen the leaves of plants change colors? During what time of year does this happen? What causes it to happen? Plants can sense changes in the seasons....
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Taiga
Here you can find a great fact sheet on the taiga biome! Learn what the taiga is, where it's located, and the types of plants and animals that live there!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ruminants
Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Desert Laboratory
Founded in 1903 to study plant adaptation to an arid desert environment with long term experiments, this laboratory contributed significantly to the formation of Ecology as a science. Part of the University of Arizona.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Deviations From Mendelian Laws And: What Is the Meaning of Dominance?
Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Hippotpotamus
This resource presents detailed information about the hippotpotamus, including several photos and an audio clip.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Habitat Destruction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] From a human point of view, a habitat is where you live, go to school, and go to have fun. Your habitat can be altered, and you can easily adapt. Most people live in...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Virtual Greenhouse
A virtual greenhouse to study how plants adapt to live in different environments. Students will "plant" three different types of plants that thrive with different amounts of sunlight. Lab includes questions that could be saved and graded...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Grassland Plants
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden explores some commonly asked questions about the prairie and prairie plants.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Trachaeophytes
Vascular plant transport, adaptations for growth, and seed versus nonseed vascular plants are discussed in this succinct site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mexican Ground Squirrel
Mexican Ground Squirrels have adapted well to human activity and are common inhabitants of roadsides, cemeteries, and golf courses. They are omnivores, feeding on the seeds of a variety of grasses and forbs, green plant material, and...
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