Read Works
Read Works: The Orchid's Secret
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about orchids and why they are so rare and valuable. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Milkweeds
Find out how milkweed plants foster habitat diversity in a backyard ecosystem.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Pollinators at Home: Intro to Pollinator Gardening
Find out how to provide native plants that foster the activity of insects and other pollinators.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Flowering Plants
[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.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Coevolution Simulation
This site from Access Excellence provides a lesson plan/lab activity for simulating coevolution. Flowers and straws represent the effect that beak size and shape would have on real pollinators.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Flower and Tree Reproduction
This is the reproduction chapter from an online text, courtesy of the Forest Biology Department of Virginia Tech. Learn about trees, their flowers, and other details of their reproductive cycle.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Pollination
Learn how plant survival depends on pollination through different means.
Texas A&M University
Tamu: Aggie Horticulture: School Gardens
Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a...
Project Britain
Primary Homework Help: Plant Reproduction Quiz
Brush up on the parts of plants before taking this interactive quiz. Check the box for each correct answer, and then see your final score.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Plant Reproduction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read about the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.
Other
Science and Kids Activities: Pollination and Seed Dispersal
Second graders learn how plants depend on animals to disperse their seeds. Students will learn about ways that animals can disperse seeds. They will design their own model and compare it to the real action of plants and animals. In the...
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Self Incompatibility: How Plants Avoid Inbreeding
Since evolution favors genetic variability what prevents pollen from fertilizing its own eggs? This effective site presents answers to this question.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Insects All Year
The University of Kentucky provides information and activities about insects for each month of the year. Projects include art and observational activities.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: "Katerpillars" (& Mystery Bugs)
For younger students, these insect-themed activities, treats, and crafts also feature teacher resources and book references.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Flowering Plant Reproduction: Fertilization and Fruits
Provides information and illustrations of the reproduction process in flowers. Learn more about flowers, double fertilization, seeds, fruit and vegetative propagation.
US Forest Service
Usda Forest Service: Wind and Water Pollination
This brief site delves into the traits of flowers that are typically pollinated by wind and water.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Life Cycles
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this unit, children learn that plants and animals reproduce as part of their life cycle and that in every life cycle there are distinct processes and stages. They should begin to understand how...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Plants
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with plants. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Angiosperms
This colorful site focuses specifically on the role of the flower, an explanation of pollination, and the difference between dicots and monocots.
US Forest Service
Usda: Environmental Benefits of Pollination
In addition to extolling the virtues of flowering plants, this effective site provides several interesting fun facts related to pollination.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Flowering Plant Reproduction
Discusses asexual and sexual reproduction in flowering plants, the parts of a flower, how pollination takes place, fertilization, and seed development.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Pollination of Flowers
Discusses what pollination is, the types, what happens during pollination, its importance in agriculture and horticulture, and the biotic and abiotic factors that facilitate pollination. Has some embedded ads.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Cross Pollination
Explains what cross-pollination is and its benefits, and provides examples.