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The Great Plant Escape
Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
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.
http://www.botany.com/
Celebrating Wildflowers: Texas Hill Country Coloring Book
Provides accurate drawings of 63 wildflowers. Flowers listed by both common name and scientific name. Each drawing includes coloring guide.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/txhill/
Plant Nutrient Team
Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans.
http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm
The Mysterious Venus Flytrap
Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one.
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
Leaf it Alone
Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants.
http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
Tree Identification
Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics.
http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
Sammy Saguaro's Scrapbook
Learn about the life stages, animal inhabitants, and habitat of this cactus.
http://www.dbg.org/sammy/menu.htm
Trees are Terrific
Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life
An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature.
http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
Logan's Tree Webpage
A graphic organizer showing the importance of trees. Written by a first grader.
http://hometown.aol.com/coincollector78/trees.html
Talk About Trees
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.
http://www.talkabouttrees.org
P Nut in a Pot
Offers a description of how to grow peanuts, and a history of this food.
http://www.pnutinapot.com
Plant Anatomy and Glossary
Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants.
http://dallas.tamu.edu/weeds/anat.html
Plants
Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants.
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
The Amazing Story of Kudzu
History, varied uses for kudzu plants, links and references.
http://www.cptr.ua.edu/kudzu/
Explore the Fantastic Forest
Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood from National Geographic.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/index.html
Twig Walkingstick - Plants
Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?"
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~twig/plants.html
Trees
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.
http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx
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