Plants Hotlist of Links
February 17, 2013
Biology of Plants
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/bioplants/main.html
All things plants from the Missouri Botanical Garden
Brainpop Living Systems
http://www.brainpop.com/science/livingsystems/
The structure and function of living things
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Unlock the mysteries of plant life through this interactive website
How Plants Make Food
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/food.html
The process of photosynthesis
Trees are Terrific
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/flash/index.html
Learn about trees with Pierre through this interactive website
A Walk in the Woods
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/woods/
Learn about the woods through this interactive website
Plants
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
This website contains information, quizzes, links and activities on plants.
The Plants
http://www.botanical-online.com/botanical3.htm
All things plants; site has ads which can be distracting
All About Plants
http://library.thinkquest.org/3608/
This website is designed to help you learn about plants.
Kid’s Valley Garden
http://www.typodermic.com/garden/
Learn all about gardening in this kid-friendly site
A Year in the Life of a Tree
http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/section.htm
Learn about trees in the Forestry Academy
Kids for Trees
http://dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/kids_for_trees/index.htm
Lesson plans, videos and activities
Plants and Our Environment
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/
Learn about how plants grow and the different parts of a plant
Plant Adaptations
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html
Learn how plants adapt to their environment
Seed Dispersal
http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/seed_dispersl/index.htm
Learn how seeds “travel”
Seed Dispersal
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/seeddispersal1.html
Another site explaining how seeds are dispersed
Pollination
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/pollin5.html
A webquest explaining pollination
Pollination – The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1b.html
An interactive lesson on pollination
Pollination
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html
Information on pollination from the Missouri Botanical Garden
The Life Cycle of a Plant
http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/
Activities to teach students about plant life cycles
Plant Anatomy
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/plant/
Learn about plant parts and more at this kid-friendly site