[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how plants are classified and be able to identify vascular and nonvascular plants.

Students make observations of similarities and differences between three types of garden plants to determine why they are grouped together in one plant family.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Do all plants grow from seeds? No, there are actually a few plants that do not make seeds. Whether or not a plant makes seeds is one criteria used to classify...

Students gather information and create a botanic field guide which includes the common and scientific names for plants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers, plants) typically found in their surroundings.

Describes the physical features of different cacti, the variety of habitats where they can live, their distribution, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status. (Published: January 10, 2011)

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When you see an organism that you have never seen before, you probably put it into a group without even thinking. If it is green and leafy, you probably call it a...

Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special...

Working in pairs, young scholars compare and contrast two different types of leaves through observations.

Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews how plants are classified by showing pictures and examples of the different classifications. Students have a chance to demonstrate their understanding using Activote questions.

In this biology field investigation, students will investigate the site of an environmental disturbance, identify plant and animal life within that specific area, and compare it to an adjoining forested area. Students will map both areas...

This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.

A learning exercise classifying the main groups of plants.

Students go outside to look for trees and gather leaves. Working cooperatively they will sort and try to classify the trees by the characteristics of their leaves.

In this environmental science activity, students go on a leaf walk and collect different types of leaves, and then brainstorm characteristics of their leaves then classify them.