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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carnivorous Plants

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carnivorous Plants: A Bugs Nightmare!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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.
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Handout
Other

Growing Carnivorous Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Other

Carnivorous Plants and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Diversity of Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Wayne's Word: Carnivorous Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wayne's Word provides an excellent review of the world of carnivorous plants. Many photographs support the somewhat detailed text.
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Handout
Other

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Pitcher Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site exams the leaves, flower petals, fruit, rhizomes, and root system of the carnivorous pitcher plant.
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Interactive
Kids Video Show

Carnivorous Plants | the Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos for Kids

For Students 2nd - 4th
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]
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Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Insectivorous Plants Facts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.