Curated OER
Carnivorous Plants
Young scholars examine how carnivorous plants get their nutrients from animals. In this food web lesson students examine how the plants attract their prey and are given many onilne sources to research.
Curated OER
Carnivorous Plants: A Bugs Nightmare!
Students research carnivorous plants and how they trap insects. They role play as botanists to write a research field guide about a newly discovered imaginary carnivorous plant.
Other
Growing Carnivorous Plants
Do I need a terrarium? How do I stimulate seeds to germinate? Where can I buy a carnivorous plant? These questions and more are answered in this informative site.
Other
Carnivorous Plants and Conservation
How can carnivorous plant habitat be destroyed? How can I help save carnivorous plants extinction? Where can I see wild carnivorous plants? These questions and more are answered in this thorough site.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Diversity of Flowering Plants
The pictures in this essay from Palomar College are wonderful. The huge variety of flowering plants including some of the more unusual groups, is discussed at an advanced level.
Palomar Community College District
Wayne's Word: Carnivorous Plants
This site from Wayne's Word provides an excellent review of the world of carnivorous plants. Many photographs support the somewhat detailed text.
Other
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Pitcher Plant
This comprehensive site exams the leaves, flower petals, fruit, rhizomes, and root system of the carnivorous pitcher plant.
Kids Video Show
Carnivorous Plants | the Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos for Kids
Hey Kids, Didn't you always think that plants often end up as food? Well, there are plants that eat too! Yes! Such plants are popularly known as Carnivorous Plants or Insectivorous Plants. [4:07]
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Insectivorous Plants Facts
There are special plants which grow in exceptional environments which behave differently than most plants we are familiar with. Explore the world of insectivorous plants.