Plants - Science for Kids
Dr. Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History,
Portland State University,
Great site!
"Scientists divide plants into about 35 groups called phyla (one is a phylum).
READ MORE http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/biology/plants/
The Plant Kingdom: An Introduction
Author: Barbara Liang
Wisc-Online.com
Learners read about the mutations that occurred in plants for the successful transition from an aquatic to a terrestria READ MORE http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx...
Plants Using Chemical Warfare
By Naturalist Jim Conrad
Backyardnature.net
Article on how plant glands produce sap or other milky substances to repel insects.
READ MORE http://www.backyardnature.net/chemical.htm
Flora Delaterre, Plant Detective
Flora Delaterre is going to explain plants and their medicinal compounds, benefits, efficacy, risks, or lore.
Please visit the web site to learn more.
READ MORE http://www.floradelaterre.com/home.html
Cycads
By Andy Boze, Associate Librarian
University of Notre Dame
Cycads are woody plants which produce seeds. Although they may have a general appearance which is readily identifiable by most READ MORE http://www.nd.edu/~fboze/cycads.shtml
Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia
Edited by Jody L. Haynes (c/o Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida)
There are 10 chapters to the encyclopedia; Chapter 10 has a photo gallery.
READ MORE http://www.plantapalm.com/vce/vce_index.htm
Study Guide to the Science of Botany
Wikipedia.org
Introduction to the Botany Study Guide
This Study Guide to the Science of Botany is a textbook at Wikibooks shelved under Biology and intended READ MORE http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Botany
Tropical rainforest
KidCyber.com
Tropical rainforest: Plant Adaptations
In order to survive in the hot, wet tropics, plants of the tropical rainforest have had to develop special features.
B READ MORE http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomerainfor3.htm
Tropical Rainforest Plants
Missouri Botanical Gardens
The following plant adaptations enable tropical plants to live in the hot, humid, and wet conditions of the tropical rainforest.
Click on READ MORE http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/plants/valley.htm
Botany of Desire
By PBS.org
YouTube.com
"An eye-opening exploration of the human-plant relationship with author Michael Pollan. Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this s READ MORE http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Plants
GoldenNumber.net
Plants illustrate the Fibonacci series in the numbers and arrangements of petals, leaves, sections and seeds.
Plants that are formed in spirals, such as pinecones, pin READ MORE http://goldennumber.net/plants.htm
Plants which Feed in Different Ways
By Paul Billiet and Shirley Burchill
The Open Door Web Site
Most flowering plants are green but a few manage to survive without chlorophyll.
Parasitic Pla READ MORE http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0029.html
The Great Plant Hunt
Royal Botanic Garden
About The Great Plant Hunt
To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, commissioned and funded by the Wellc READ MORE http://www.greatplanthunt.org/
Meet the Plants
National Tropical Botanical Garden Plant Database
NTBG.org
The Kids' Corner! section of Meet the Plants is an educational resource with interactive features to create a fun lear READ MORE http://ntbg.org/plants/kids_corner.php