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Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Ferns

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of ferns features facts on history, species, characteristics, reproduction, and diversity.
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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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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Tracheophytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses the specialized cells that plants have for transporting water and then provides a nice table and plant group information.
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eBook
Other

Ohio State University: Cryptogamia (Seedless Plants)

For Students 9th - 10th
Psilophyta, lycophyta, sphenophyta, are the three divisions of plants depicted in this focused site. Examples of each division is provided along with pictures.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Seedless Vascular Plants: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This multiple-choice quiz on seedless vascular plants allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Vascular Seed Plants: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five multiple-choice questions about vascular plants. Each question has a clickable hint prompt as well as a self-checking feature.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plants Without Seeds

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce without seeds.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Plants Vascular Systems

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief, concise text explaining the vascular systems of plants.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Life Cycle of Seedless Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the life cycle of seedless vascular plants.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compares nonvascular and vascular plants.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Seed Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the parts of a seed and the classification and evolution of seed plants.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Stems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how stems transport fluids and affect the shape of a plant.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers vascular tissues and plants.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Vascular Seedless Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Vascular seedless plants have vascular tissue but do not have seeds. Most of the large vascular seedless plants from ancient times are now extinct, but their smaller...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Early Evolution of Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how plants evolved from living in the oceans to living on land.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers vascular tissues and plants.
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Handout
Other

Stuttgard High School: Plant Structure & Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features high school-level comprehensive info on the structure and function of seed plants organized into shoot and root systems. While presented with lots of detail, clear illustrations and animations help make sense of the parts...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Seedless Vascular Plants and Their Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what vascular plants are and the characteristics of seedless vascular plants. Gives detailed descriptions of whisk ferns, club mosses, horsetails, and ferns.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Kind of Plant Is It?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson provides a fun way for students to learn to classify plants as vascular and nonvascular. Students will use drawing software to create pictures of vascular and nonvascular plants.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Life Cycle of Ferns, a Seedless Vascular Plant

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will listen, watch, and read while the teacher goes over the life cycle of the ferns. Students will then use the textbook or Internet websites to draw, label, decorate, or color the life cycle of ferns. Young scholars will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Botany Scavenger Hunt Where's the Ginkgo?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners 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...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.6 Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the structure and function of vascular plants.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.5 Nonvascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the biology of vascular plants.