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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Identifying Plant Family Characteristics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners make observations of similarities and differences between three types of garden plants to determine why they are grouped together in one plant family.
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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,...