PBS
Pbs Kids: Elinor Wonders Why: Elinor's Nature Adventure
Come explore with Elinor! Use the tools provided to observe your environment as you take a nature walk. What will you find?
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Plant Life
This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...
Children's Museum
Children's Museum Indianapolis: Plants and Seeds
Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Growing a Grass Head
Students learn about germination, or the process by which an organism grows from a seed and witness how seeds use sun, water, and soil to turn into a fascinating head of grass.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Plants Alive: Garden in a Glove Journal
Learners will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Acid Rain: The Affect of Acid on Seed Germination
In this biology lab, students will investigate whether acid/acid rain affects the germination of seeds through the use of observation, experimentation, data analysis, oral presentations, and scientific writing.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Tree Leaf Identification and Leaf Display Activity
In this Biology field activity, students collect tree leaves and seeds to make an identified collection after drying in a plant press, a phone book, or in magazines.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Effects of Air Temperature on Seed Germination
Students investigate the effects of air temperature on seed germination by preparing seeds for germination and placing them in locations of varying temperatures. Students will monitor and record data concerning the temperatures and...
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.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Fertilization and Fruits
Pollen, double fertilization, seeds, fruits, and vegetative propagation are the topics covered in this complete site.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Seed Plants
An in-depth reference explaining the role of seed plants in biological diversity. Photographs and labeled diagrams help learners with understanding.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Got Seeds? Now Add Bleach, Acid, and Sandpaper
Nicking, filing, and soaking the seed in hot water or acid are all forms of scarification, or ways to speed up germination by breaking down the shell. Mary Koga offers some tips to spur your sprouts. [3:35]
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Anthophyta, Evolution & Diversity
An online summary of the evolution of flowering plants at an advanced level. The text is supported by good illustrations and is followed by a quiz. This is a good review for exams.
Other
Brightly Beaming Resources: From Seed to Pumpkin
Five day lesson plan uses a variety of resources to cover the book, From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pfeffer.
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
Parts of a Seed
A brief description on the parts of a seed. Two large, and clear pictures of a seed are included.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plants With Seeds
A video and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce by seeds.
Other
Missouri Dept. Of Conservation: Missouri Forest Facts
This site highlights the importance of forests and the need to keep them healthy. Information about how Missouri depends on its forests for many uses is highlighted.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago: Activities: Grow a Garden in a Glove
Check out this step-by-step experiment and, before you know it, you'll be growing a garden in a glove.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Seed Racer
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring seed dispersal. Students will play a game in which they collect seeds. Students will collect different types of seeds, and then students will learn facts...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Seed Plants
[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.
