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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Smithsonian Education presents a series of three lesson plans whose focus is plants and animals in their role as partners in pollination. Each instructional activity comes complete with clear learning objectives, materials list, subjects...
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Other

Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants, and You [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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...
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Who Loves Flowers?

For Students K - 1st
A storybook about the beauty of flowers. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Plants and Places [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Plants and Places" is a one page, nonfiction passage about how plants fit the types of environment they live in such as cactus like hot, dry weather and live in Arizona. The state flowers fit the climate of the states. It is followed by...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Parts of Seeds, Plants, and Flowers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students get the opportunity to learn the parts of seeds, plants, and flowers. There are also interactive activities and assessment available.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Dandelion Days

For Students K - 1st
Read about the life cycle of dandelions from their first appearance in the spring. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Plants Worksheets, Quizzes and Games

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Think you know everything there is about plants and flowers? Test your knowledge with these interactive quizzes and games.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Schoolyard Field Guide and Flower Part Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students observe plants in the schoolyard and record their observations and ideas in a science journal. They will learn the parts of a flower and make a detailed examination of a chosen part.
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Virtual Bangladesh

Virtual Bangladesh: Flora and Fauna

For Students 9th - 10th
A cursory look at the flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Provides links to information on the country's birds and animals.
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PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go Gardening

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy decide to plant a garden. They go to Calloway Gardens to learn about different types of plants and flowers, as well as butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Las Plantas

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures of trees, flowers and other plants interact with audio and the written word as you move your mouse over the illustration. Vocabulary is in depth enough to be at an intermediate level.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Science: Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate comparison charts, crosswords, and journals for recording data on plants and plants processes. One can also find lesson plans and plant experiments, as well as flower and tree resources.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Flowers

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the structure and functions of flowers.
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Other

Flora of Europe: A Photographic Herbarium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flora of Europe gives a general description and photos for every type of vegetation found in Europe. It is very complete, but hard to navigate if you don't know the scientific name for the plant you're interested in.
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Read Works

Read Works: How Plants Work

For Teachers K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the different parts of a plant: the leaves, stem, roots, and flowers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visitors of this site will discover what plant life is found in the tundra and how they are able to survive the adverse weather conditions. Click on the yellow flower to start.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: First Flower: China, Mother of Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores the native Chinese flowering plant species. Some topics include rock's peony, dove tree, and fortune's rhododendron. The activity consists of a printable version and ian nteractive version.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the parts of a flower and the classification and evolution of flowering plants.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Plants

For Students 3rd - 6th
Enchanted Learning provides information an illustrated plant dictionary as well as printouts, flower anatomy, and plant-related crafts.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Jonathan Driori: The Beautiful Tricks of Flowers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this brillant talk, Jonathan Drori shows the amazing ways flowering plants have evolved to attract pollinators and discusses how plants reproduce in a variety of ways. [13:49]
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Part Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful resource for working with plants. Many illustrations enhance the clarity of the definitions, which can be accessed by clicking on the various links provided.
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Other

Mangolia Plantation and Its Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the Mangolia Plantation and It's Gardens located in Charleston, South Carolina. You can click on the link "The Gardens", and a new page will come up with pictures of the garden and with a description of...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Plant Parts and Development Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over plant parts and plant development. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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University of California

Ucmp: Aves Life History and Ecolog

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California Berkeley offers a good discussion of the natural role that birds play and the importance of this role to man.

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