Plants and Trees Living Things Science

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• - 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.
  
• - Learn about the life stages, animal inhabitants, and habitat of this cactus.
  
• - Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics.
  
• - Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants.
  
• - Eighty different species are described and illustrated as you take a virtual walk around the University of Washington. Common and Latin names are given.
  
• - An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature.
  
• - Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us.
  
• - Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery.
  
• - Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans.
  
• - Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one.
  
• - Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
  
• - Provides accurate drawings of 63 wildflowers. Flowers listed by both common name and scientific name. Each drawing includes coloring guide.
  
• - History, varied uses for kudzu plants, links and references.
  
• - Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?"
  
• - A graphic organizer showing the importance of trees. Written by a first grader.
  
• - Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood from National Geographic.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants.