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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Incense Container With Design of Plovers

For Students 9th - 10th
This container is used to hold small chips of incense used in tea gatherings. It is made out of an actual shell, which forms the lid. The base is lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flying plovers (a small shore bird that runs in...
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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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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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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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Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of History: Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is easy to navigate for students of all ages. Provides examples of Chinese artwork: plants and flowers, birds, mammals, landscapes, portraits, semi-realist landscapes, symbolic art, and abstract art.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Add Color to Flowers Using Science

For Students 4th - 8th
Use this experiment to discover how to make colored flowers using common supplies with details on why it works.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Plants and Places [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Plants and Places" is a one page, nonfiction passage about how plants fit the types of environment they live in such as cactus like hot, dry weather and live in Arizona. The state flowers fit the climate of the states. It is followed by...
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Other

Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Plant Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
PlantWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to record data about a variety of plant species in each province and territory, and then submit their observations. Monitoring plants provides valuable information about the health of...
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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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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains what resources plants need to grow, the parts of a plant, a word search, and questions to use with the Activotes.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Plants and Their Structure Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore information about the structure of the plant with this page. Investigate the difference between monocots and dicots by comparing both descriptions and pictures. Also understand what produces secondary growth. Finally, look at the...
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Plant Part Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful resource for working with plants. Many illustrations enhance the clarity of the definitions, which can be accessed by clicking on the various links provided.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Flora With Putti Strewing Flowers

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Flora with Putti Strewing Flowers", created by Adriaen Van Der Werff in 1696 (Oil on canvas, 290 x 195 cm).
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Seven Pots of Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this one page website sharpen your logic skills while working on this flower pot labels mix up challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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Other

Mangolia Plantation and Its Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the Mangolia Plantation and It's Gardens located in Charleston, South Carolina. You can click on the link "The Gardens", and a new page will come up with pictures of the garden and with a description of...
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Other

Osteospermum.com

For Students 9th - 10th
A beginner's guide to Osteospermum, commonly known as the African Daisy. Includes detailed information about varieties, propagation, and care, along with vivid photographs and helpful links.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape

For Students 2nd - 5th
Detective Le Plant has taken you on an adventure through the world of plants. As his assistant, he has shown you the inner workings of seeds, flowers, and other plant parts. He has also shown you what is needed for plants to grow and be...
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Other

Anderson Japanese Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents information on the Anderson Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. If you click on the link "Tours", a new page will appear with a map of the entire garden. Click on any number on the map to see a picture as well as find out...
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Tramline

Virtual Field Trip: Temperate Forest Biome

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Travel with your students on a Virtual Field Trip to learn about Temperate Forest Biomes. You will also discover many informative and interactive websites.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Native Plant Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants native to Canada that would do well in small, ecologically friendly gardens are presented here. There are several plants each for ponds, meadows and woodlands. Each plant has a popup window with facts about it.
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Other

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. If you click on the link "virtual tour", a new page will appear with a map of the garden, and details about the contents in the garden.
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Handout
Channel 4 Learning

Channel 4 Learning: Science Essentials: Life Cycles

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn about the life cycles of plants and animals then demonstrate what you know with activities, a quiz, and related resources.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Discover the Amazing Story of the Purple Saxifrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Winters in the Canadian Arctic are long and cold. One of the first flowering plants to bloom is the Purple Saxifrage. This amazing plant, with spectacular flowers, is often the only flowering plant to grow in this most inhospitable area.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are the Functions of Different Parts of a Plant?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Heidi is going on a class trip with her class in Norway. Help her learn the functions of different parts of the plants found.