- The Great Plant Escape - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
- Botany.com - http://www.botany.com/
An encyclopedia of plants where you can look a plant up by its common name or its botanical name. It also includes a dictionary of botanical words and information about pests, diseases, and weather.
- Plant Nutrient Team - http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm
Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans.
- The Mysterious Venus Flytrap - http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one.
- Leaf it Alone - http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants.
- Tree Identification - http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics.
- Sammy Saguaro's Scrapbook - http://www.dbg.org/sammy/menu.htm
Learn about the life stages, animal inhabitants, and habitat of this cactus.
- Trees are Terrific - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us.
- Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life - http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature.
- Logan's Tree Webpage - http://hometown.aol.com/coincollector78/trees.html
A graphic organizer showing the importance of trees. Written by a first grader.
- Talk About Trees - http://www.talkabouttrees.org
Non-profit program dedicated to educating children about the responsible management and use of California's most renewable resource. Includes resources for students and teachers, including lessons, games, and other resources.
- Plant Anatomy and Glossary - http://dallas.tamu.edu/weeds/anat.html
Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants.
- Plants - http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants.
- Explore the Fantastic Forest - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/index.html
Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood from National Geographic.
- Twig Walkingstick - Plants - http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~twig/plants.html
Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?"
- Trees - http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx
Full of interactive adventures to explain why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds, and how trees protect their space.
- Plants and Flowers - http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/flowers.htm
Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery.
- Brockman Memorial Tree Tour - http://www.washington.edu/home/treetour/
Eighty different species are described and illustrated as you take a virtual walk around the University of Washington. Common and Latin names are given.
- Eco-Tree - http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/
Learn about the parts of a tree by clicking on the drawing. Page explains the purpose of the leaves, trunk and roots. Photosynthesis and types of seeds are also discussed.
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