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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Flowering Plants: Keys to Evolution & Human Well Being

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants give us insight into the past, sustain the present, and prepare for the future. Peruse the article to appreciate the value of angiosperms.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Parasitic Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
The ecology and natural history of plants that live at the expense of other organisms is described in detail at this site from the Palomar College. Great material for a report or presentation.
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Website
Idaho State University

Idaho Museum of Natural History: Guide to the Plants of Idaho State Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the different plants of the Idaho State Arboretum in Pocatello. Users are provided with a picture and a description of every plant in the arboretum. You can click on the pictures for a larger view.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Flower Beds

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to provide appropriate flowering plants to increase diversity in an environment.
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Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: Las Plantas

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures of trees, flowers and other plants interact with audio and the written word as you move your mouse over the illustration. Vocabulary is in depth enough to be at an intermediate level.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Reveal the Red: Exploring the Chemistry of Red Flower Pigments

For Students 9th - 10th
Are all reds the same? Find out in this science fair project. Investigate if the pigments in one type of red flower are different from those in another type of red flower. Flowers contain an assortment of amazing chemicals that produce...
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Activity
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visitors of this site will discover what plant life is found in the tundra and how they are able to survive the adverse weather conditions. Click on the yellow flower to start.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: First Flower: China, Mother of Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores the native Chinese flowering plant species. Some topics include rock's peony, dove tree, and fortune's rhododendron. The activity consists of a printable version and ian nteractive version.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Angiosperms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Angiosperms, in the phylum Anthophyta, are the most successful phylum of plants. Angiosperms evolved the structure of the flower, so they are also called the...
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Science & Plants for Schools

Science & Plants for Schools: Parts of a Flower

For Students 4th - 9th
A detailed look at the parts of a plant and how plants reproduce.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Science: Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate comparison charts, crosswords, and journals for recording data on plants and plants processes. One can also find lesson plans and plant experiments, as well as flower and tree resources.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Angiosperms Plants With Flowers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By using a hands-on activity,the students will learn about the Life Cycle of the Angiosperms. Students will learn about the female and male parts of a flower. This would be a great activity to follow a unit on reproduction in flowering...
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Lesson Plan
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Plants Worksheets, Quizzes and Games

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Think you know everything there is about plants and flowers? Test your knowledge with these interactive quizzes and games.
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University of California

University of California, Berkeley: Cal Photos: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a photo for a project, report, multimedia presentation on plants from around the world as well as California? Find fair use images of specific plants by searching with the scientific name, common name, or location.
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eBook
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Flowering Plant Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses asexual and sexual reproduction in flowering plants, the parts of a flower, how pollination takes place, fertilization, and seed development.
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Growing Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A activity for young ELL learners on how to grow flowers. Teachers will meet the ESL TESOL standards. Lots of resources included in this activity.
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eBook
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Flower and Tree Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Schoolyard Field Guide and Flower Part Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students observe plants in the schoolyard and record their observations and ideas in a science journal. They will learn the parts of a flower and make a detailed examination of a chosen part.
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Other

Flora of Europe: A Photographic Herbarium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flora of Europe gives a general description and photos for every type of vegetation found in Europe. It is very complete, but hard to navigate if you don't know the scientific name for the plant you're interested in.
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Website
Texas A&M University

Texas a & M University: Information About Flowers

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from the Texas A & M University provides an alphabetical index to flowers.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Who Loves Flowers?

For Students K - 1st
A storybook about the beauty of flowers. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
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Website
Royal Collection Trust (UK)

Royal Collection: Artist's Illustrations of Plants in English Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Royal Collection in London, this is a short biography and selection of floral illustrations that made up part of the 154 plate "Flower Book" by the gentelmen gardener Alexander Marshal (c.1620-1682).
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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden located in Blacksburg. If you click on the link "Photographs" you will see how two different gardens were constructed. Click on "What's Blooming" and get a beautiful...

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