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Newfoundland Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents information on the Newfoundland Botanical Garden located in Newfoundland, Canada. It provides in depth information on each section of the garden.
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Suny Stony Brook: Spartina Salt Marsh Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Good illustrated introduction to Spartina salt marsh ecology. Focus on the grasses and their interactions with each other and the animals that inhabit the marsh.
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Hull Natural History Society: The Plants of Hull: A Millenium Atlas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides maps and information about the vegetation in Hull, England.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Antoine Watteau

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Jean-Antoine Watteau, along with links to other artists of the period. Includes images and descriptions of some of his art.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Giant Kelp

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about forests under the Pacific Ocean! Giant kelp is a forest under the ocean that is divided into layers based on the kind of animal life found there. Kelp is useful in making adhesives, dairy products, and pharmaceutical...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants of the Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
The Evergreen Project reveals such desert plants as the dragon tree, the saguaro cactus, the prickly pear, the desert spoon, the aloe plant, and the like. Illustrated.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can Plants Talk to Each Other?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems, like animals do, and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds, plants can communicate with each...
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Handout
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Guide Through Eastern Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Penn State University provides photos and brief descriptions of trees found in the eastern U.S. deciduous forests. Scientific and common tree names.
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Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed on this page are some northern Ontario wildflowers that occur in the northern deciduous forest in Canada. Provided are descriptions and information about the plants, and numerous pictures.
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Branimir Gjetvaj: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has several pictures and links on the flora of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.
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Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center has information on the visitor center and the Tijuana Estuary.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Giant Kelp O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the giant kelp.
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Website
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Yahoo! Japan: Multimedia Zukan Encyclopedia

For Students 3rd - 5th
Japanese content! Includes search and browse function to research animals, insects, plants, and birds by names and glossary. Video and audio available as well.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Northeast and Midwest: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Desert Cacti: Fruit Producing "Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Why Do Leaves Change Color?

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple, but thorough explanation of fall colors in deciduous forests. Where the color comes from and how trees lose their leaves.
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Website
Other

Andean Botanical Information System

For Students 9th - 10th
Great research from the Andean Botanical Information System into the diverse environments and plants of the Andean region of South America, and particularly Chile and Peru. Available in Spanish or English, photographs and written...
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Forest Plants

For Students 3rd - 5th
Forest plants include trees, shrubs, vines, mosses, ferns, woodland wildflowers, and other green and growing things that can thrive in shade. Read about some of Wisconsin's forest plants.
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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Jewels of the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on both animals and plants of the sea. View the large sea kelps and discover the animals that feed on the kelp.
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Website
Other

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. If you click on the link "virtual tour", a new page will appear with a map of the garden, and details about the contents in the garden.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Usfws: Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

For Students 9th - 10th
You can learn all about the flora and fauna of the great swamp. A great place to take students, scouts and family.
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EL Education

El Education: Maine's Flora

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather research, complete field observations, and work with a local arborist to create a field guide to local flora. Information includes illustrations, descriptions, identifying characteristics, and more.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Flora and Fauna?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn the difference between flora and fauna, their importance, and interesting facts.
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Curated OER

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Flowers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Labeled diagram of common flowers in bloom.