Curated OER
Conditioning and Storing Cut Flowers and Greens
Flower storage is an important topic if you are working with flowers. Consequently, this series of slides will be useful for those who are studying floral arranging. The information provided in this presentation could be used to enhance...
Curated OER
Organic Chemistry II Review Questions
In this chemistry worksheet, learners determine the order of reactivity toward displacement in each of the series listed. Then they respond to several multiple choice questions as they relate to compounds and solutions. Students also...
Curated OER
Plant Growth
Examine the growth regions and tissues in plants. The structures and specialized areas of roots, stems, and shoots are defined and supported with diagrams and pictures. Your class will also learn the details of specific growth hormones.
Curated OER
Naming Alkanes
In this chemistry instructional activity, students name each of the branched alkanes presented on the sheet. Then they draw the structural formulas for the molecules.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Development From Seed to Plant
A thorough discussion of the environmental cues that can trigger germination and of the changes in structure that result. Charts, graphs, and links are also provided.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch: Plant Hormone Ethylene
We have all heard the old saying, "One bad apple spoils the whole bunch." Due to the production of the plant hormone ethylene during the ripening process, this saying proves true. This experiment will investigate the role of ethylene in...
Other
The Organometallic Hyper Text Book: Olefin Metathesis
Rearrangements of alkene with transition metal complexes. Includes information on catalysts, mechanisms and other similar polymerizations.
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University: Plant Hormones
Page offers an explanation of plant hormones, including auxin and ethylene.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Hormones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants may not move, but that does not mean they don't respond to their environment. Plants can sense gravity, light, touch, and seasonal changes. Learn more about...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Carbon Monomers and Polymers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Difference between a monomer and polymer and examples of natural and synthetic carbon polymers.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Plant Hormones and Their Functions
Describes five different types of hormones that regulate plant processes - auxins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid, and gibberellins.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 7.12 Plant Hormones
Understand how plant hormones allow plants to live in their environment.
University of Washington
University of Washington: The World of Polyethylene
This website explains how polyethylene is produced in both scientific terms and in easier-to-understand terms.