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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Seed Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth reference explaining the role of seed plants in biological diversity. Photographs and labeled diagrams help learners with understanding.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: How Can We Classify Plants?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Aaylah is learning how to group some plants. Help her identify different types of plants.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Circles of Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an inquiry based cooperative learning unit that can be used in biology as a graduation exam review or in botany for a nine week project. The young scholars will learn the life cycle of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms....
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Biodiversity: Fern

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what differentiates ferns from other plants, their physical characteristics, taxonomy, life cycle, how they evolved, and where they occur.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Cactus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the physical features of different cacti, the variety of habitats where they can live, their distribution, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status. (Published: January 10, 2011)
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Species

For Students 3rd - 8th
A species is defined as a single kind of animal, plant or creature. Examples of different species are given and how the many species that exist relate to biodiversity. Scientific naming conventions are introduced.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This biology site provides information on plant basics such as what makes a plant as well as what we can learn from plants.
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Handout
Other

Panhandle Area Educational Consortium: The Six Kingdoms of Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists look at the evolutionary history of organisms to divide them into kingdoms. For awhile, there has been 5 kingdoms, but many scientist are now using 6 kingdoms.
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Handout
Orpheus Books

Q Files: Life: Plants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of plants and all that encompasses the second biggest kingdom of classification.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Interdependence of Life: How an Ecosystem Responds to Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this biology field investigation, students will investigate the site of an environmental disturbance, identify plant and animal life within that specific area, and compare it to an adjoining forested area. Students will map both areas...
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Handout
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Clasificacion De Los Organismo

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Siemens Science Day: Life Science: The Key to It All

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this hands-on science activity, students will create their own unique creatures as well as dichotomous keys so that classmates can identify the creature.
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: The Nature of Science and Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the scientific reasoning and critical thinking to take an in-depth look at the basics of biology.
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: The Diversity of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about each of the five kingdoms. Each kingdom is separately described, but information is also summarized in a table.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Phaeophyta (Brown Algae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the characteristics of Phaeophyta or brown algae, where it is found, its classification, some facts about it, and its uses.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Classify the Trees/leaves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students go outside to look for trees and gather leaves. Working cooperatively they will sort and try to classify the trees by the characteristics of their leaves.
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Unit Plan
Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Ocean Habitats

For Students K - 1st
Habitats are places where plants and animals live. There are many different habitats in the oceans of the world. Every plant and animal in the ocean prefers a particular habitat. Learn about Ocean Habitats in this well-constructed...
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Handout
Other

The Domains and Kingdoms of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a description of the history behind the 5 Kingdom system suggested by Robert Whittaker. An extensive list of resources is included.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Comparing Two Leaves

For Teachers K - 1st
Working in pairs, students compare and contrast two different types of leaves through observations.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Overview of Six Kingdoms

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow provides an overview of the six kingdoms.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Us Department of Agriculture: Plants Interactive Id Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
A database of information about plants across the United States and how to identify them. Covers grasses, legumes, gymnosperms, wetland monocots, and the Ericaceae flowering plants. The information is contained in downloadable zip files,...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: First Grade Collecting Leaves With the Book Leaf Man

For Teachers K - 1st
In this environmental science activity, students go on a leaf walk and collect different types of leaves, and then brainstorm characteristics of their leaves then classify them.
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Interactive
Rice University

Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: A Plaguing Problem

For Students 6th - 8th
Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: English Language Learners Create a Botanic Field Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gather information and create a botanic field guide which includes the common and scientific names for plants (trees, shrubs, wildflowers, plants) typically found in their surroundings.

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