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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Mosses and Ferns

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Mosses and ferns are some of the world's oldest types of plants. Here is a quality 10-slide presentation set to gentle background music for beginning botanists to view and enjoy. Accompanying captions explain that these are both...
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PPT
Curated OER

Evolution of Plants

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This is a wonderful PowerPoint! It gives excellent details of different types of ferns and their characteristics which help them to survive and produce spores in many varied habitats.
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PPT
Curated OER

Evolution of the Seed Plant

For Teachers 10th
Adaptations of the plant to develop gametes best suited to different  pollination atyles are detailed, The conditions needed by Sporophytes and gametophytes of different sizes are detailed, along with the development of the seed after...
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PPT
Curated OER

Perplexing Polka Dots

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Tell case study story of EMS-induced chlorophyll polka-dots in C-ferns. You will need to be familiar with the experiment, as there are some slides that have only photos, no text and no presenter's notes. By using this presentation,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Non-Seed Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this non-seed vascular plant worksheet, students review the characteristics of sporophytes, lycophytes, sphenophytes, and pterophytes. This worksheet has 19 fill in the blank, 4 true or false, and 2 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants worksheet, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This worksheet has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Life Cycles of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plant life cycle worksheet, students compare the life cycles of mosses, ferns, and conifers. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Protists

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this protists learning exercise, learners will review the different types of protists and the different stages of the protist life cycle. This learning exercise has 10 matching questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What is a Plant?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this plant worksheet, students will review the origins and adaptations of plants including the alternation of generations. This worksheet has 8 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ferns and Gymnosperms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will read about two types of vascular tissue: xylem and phloem. Then students will read about the difference between sporophytes and gametophytes. Using this information students will...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Seedless Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will study a diagram of the life cycle of a lycophyte and then correctly order four life cycle statements. Then students will complete two true or false statements about fertilization of...
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State Univ.: Gymnosperms (Conifers & Relatives)

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of conifer biology. Illustrations are great and help clarify the text, which can get a bit advanced for a general audience. A great resource for exam review.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Liverworts

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource on the definition of liverworts. Photos are included.
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Handout
Ohio State University

General Plant Biology: Angiosperm Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Photomicrographs and diagrams make this resource a great tool for studying reproduction and development. Use this along with your lab material on plants.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Mosses and Ferns

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of mosses and ferns, and how they reproduce.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The life cycle of a plant is very different from the life cycle of an animal. Humans are made entirely of diploid cells (cells with two sets of chromosomes). Our...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Gymnosperm Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the life cycle of gymnosperms.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Gymnosperms

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what gymnosperms are and how they differ from angiosperms, and provides a list of gymnosperm examples. Next, the article discusses the different types of gymnosperms and describes the phases of a gymnosperm's life cycle.