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Illinois State Museum: Prairie Ecosystems: Plant Adaptations

For Students 4th - 9th
How are prairie plants able to survive fires? This site will explain how seed germination takes place after a prairie fire.
eBook
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Flowering Plant Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses asexual and sexual reproduction in flowering plants, the parts of a flower, how pollination takes place, fertilization, and seed development.
Online Course
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Plant Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A webpage for a course on plant biology for non-science majors. The course covers how plants function, diversity among plants, and the roles of plants in the environment. Site includes lectures, a plant project, and a sample exam.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Angiosperms: Seeds in Fruit

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of angiosperms, plants that produce seeds in fruit.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: The Ingenious Stork's Bill Seed Plants Itself!

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plants With Seeds

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce by seeds.
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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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Seeds and Seed Dispersal

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade K: From Seed to Plant

For Teachers K Standards
Students gather information from a variety of texts- literary and informational- to describe the connection between people, events, ideas, and pieces of information. Students are introduced to life cycles by learning about how a plant...
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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Great Plant Escape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a WebQuest that is designed to introduce students to plant science. Activities enhance student's math, science, language arts, social studies, music and art. There are many options in this program. Choose any or all of the...
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Gymnosperms: Seeds in Cones

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of gymnosperms.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Effects of Air Temperature on Seed Germination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air temperature on seed germination by preparing seeds for germination and placing them in locations of varying temperatures. Students will monitor and record data concerning the temperatures and...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Seed Investigation

For Teachers K - 1st
A lesson where students learn about seeds, how to identify them, and characteristics of different seeds.
Lesson Plan
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Dandelion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan learn the basics of dandelions and how the seeds travel. There are links provided to related books and activities.
Handout
Texas A&M University

Tamu: Aggie Horticulture: School Gardens

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...