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Aggie-Horticulture
Just for Kids - From Texas A&M University,
"an introduction to the many ways children can
interact with plants and the outdoors."
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Apple Country
- The New York State Apple Association provides apple fun facts,
apple history, and apple classroom activities.
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Biomes of the World
- The Missouri Botanical Garden’s educational website for children
explores the flora and fauna of each of the world’s different
biomes. Each biome features a description of the climate and plant
life that it supports with color pictures, highlighted terms that
will take the reader to a simple glossary.
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Flying
Turtle Science: Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life - Explore the process
and components of photosynthesis, energy transfers and changes, energy
pyramids, and food chains.
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Fun
Facts About Fungi - A fun and fact filled website on Mushrooms
that explores the wonders of fungi and bacteria.
The information and pictures explain the importance of fungi
and bacteria to the plant world and the scientific value that many of
these bacteria have.
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Just
for Kids Plants and Trees - Interactive and audio enhanced, this
web site provided by the University of Illinois Extension has two
entertaining and descriptive links: “Secret life of Trees” and “The
Great Plant Escape."
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Kids
for Trees - Student and teacher guides. Learn
more about trees here!
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Plant
Cell Anatomy - This is a simplified look at the cross section of a
plant cell which is enhanced by a clearly defined color illustration
of the cell. This site also includes a glossary of terms.
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Plant
Cells - Recommended by the National Science Teachers Association,
this site illustrates the anatomy of a plant cell through cartoon
drawings and text. It also provides an introduction and
explanations of terms like DNA and mitochondria.
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Plants
for a Future - Database Search - Formerly Plant
Tracker, search this database by name, use, word, or by
family for detailed information and photographs.
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Plants
for Kids - This is webliography provides links to many excellent
plant sites in alphabetical order starting with “algae” and ends with
“wildflowers” with lots of wonderful sites to explore in-between.
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