Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
This site, from retired Harvard professor John W. Kimball, provides a detailed but understandable explanation of sexual reproduction in flowering plants. Includes informative, well labelled illustrations.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Odilon Redon
French painter and graphic artist, one of the outstanding figures of Symbolism. This site contains information on Redon's art work as well as providing examples of his work.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Thanks for Remembering Us
This two-stanza poem describes the event of receiving an arrangement of flowers by mistake.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pollination
Students are asked to explain the relationship between a bee and a flower.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Schoolyard Field Guide and Flower Part Identification
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.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Parts
Learn about the basic parts of a plant and their jobs.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Fun Match Game
Students use memory skills to match different kinds of themed cards, such as dinosaurs, bugs, musical instruments, colors, and animals. Players can choose different levels of difficulty--easy, medium, hard, or extra hard.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Flowering Plant Reproduction: Flower Structure
An in-depth reference explaining the role of flower structure in plant reproduction. Images and diagrams help learners with understanding.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Flowers Well if Anybody
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Flowers--Well--If Anybody", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jocelyn Medawar and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Nobody Knows This Little Rose
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Nobody Knows This Little Rose --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Allison Karic and can access a printable version of this piece.
Other
Flora of Europe: A Photographic Herbarium
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.
Other
Florida Gardener: Flower Parts
Learn about the parts of a flower. Do all flowers have the same parts? Do all flowers reproduce in the same manner? Answers to these questions and more are found here, along with many defined terms.
Other
Biology: Evolution of Sexual Reproduction
This paper, the work of a Ph.D. researcher, presents an interesting discussion of the reasons that assexual reproduction is not used by most organisms. Toward the end is a specific discussion of reproduction in plants. Advantages and...
Other
Mendel Web: Flower Structure
This site presents a diagram of flower, followed by a focus on Gregor Mendel's experiments on a flowering species of the pea.
Other
Wake Forest University: Angiosperms Reproduction/life Cycle
This informative resource describes the advances that angiosperms possess over conifers. It also looks at the parts of a flower, how fruit develops and the life cycle of an angiosperm.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Flowers: Self Check Quiz
Try this five multiple-choice question quiz over flowers. Students can use the self-checking feature to review their answers.
NC State University
Beekeeping Insect Note: Cucumber Pollination
How many bees do you need to pollinate cucumbers? How do you maintain the hives? Answers to these questions and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Flowers
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the structure and functions of flowers.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Great Plant Escape: Flower Parts
Peruse this colorful site and discover the various part of a flower.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Make Exploding Seed Balls!
Try this fun recipe for making and growing wildflowers right in your own garden.
Other
Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Angiosperms First Plants With Flowers
This engaging article on angiosperms offers good descriptions and background on these seed bearing plants. Learn about their characteristics and what makes these plants different from gymnosperms.
Other
Backyard Nature: Flower Types Good to Know
Peruse this site of flowers galore! Read about bean flowers, buttercups, magnolias, grasses, pansies and more.