Botany

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Link to General Resources Section

The Foundations of Modern Botany
General Characteristics of Plants
Plant Physiology, Photosynthesis, Plant Reproduction and Life Cycles,
Plant Phyla, Plant Ecology, Plant Genetics
Plant Encyclopedias
Biomes
Algae, Arrowhead, Azalea, Bamboo, Bluebonnet, Bougainvillea, Brittlebush, Buffaloberry, Cactus
Canadian Milkvetch, Corpse Lily, Creosote Bush, Curare, Forest Cucumber, Fungi, Golden Pea
Heliconia, Hog Peanut, Lacy Tansyaster, Liana, Licorice (liquorice), Missouri Milkvetch, Ocotillo
Orange Blossom, Orchids, Rhododendron, Soy Bean, Sunflower, Tank Bromeliad, Tomatoes, Tarragon, Western Wild Rose, Wild Grape, Wild Plum
Endangered Species

Botanical Gardens & Arboretums, State and National Forests

Link to Related Literature

Link to Teacher Resources Section

Link to the Search Button

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Botany

General Resources Section

Dampier, William: K-12 TLC Guide.
Julian, Percy L.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Desert Plants: K-12 TLC Guide.
Living Things for the Primary Grades: K-12 TLC Guide.
Texas Plants and Animals: K-12 TLC Guide.

Areas of Specialization in Botany, Botanical Society of America.
BBC:

Chernobyl Plant Life Endures Radioactivity.

The Biota of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems, The University of Aberdeen.

Botanical Glossary, GardenNet.
Botany 301, Texas A & M.
Butterfly Gardens: K-12 TLC Guide.
Center for Biodiversity, The Illinois Natural History Survey.
Classical Chinese Gardens, The Writing Den.
Department of Botany, Natural History Museum (Britain).
Desert Plants & Wildflowers, DesertUSA.
Ethnobotany, AccessExcellence.
Flora2K, Texas A&M University.
Glossary of Botany Terminology, Botany Basics.
Green Landscaping With Native Plants, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
How Stuff Works:
- Lawn Striping: Creating Patterns on Athletic Fields.
- The Solar Efficiency of Plants v. Solar Cells.
The Internet Directory For Botany, University of Oklahoma.
Kids Gardening, National Gardening.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: K-12 TLC Guide.

Montana Wildflowers, Montanakids.
National Public Radio:
- Bees Use Flower Petals for Nest Wallpaper.
- Burpee Seeds (audio: 2:58).
- Carnivorous Plants.
- Cilantro: The Controversial Herb.
- Cycads: Living Fossils.
- Fossils of Earliest Land Plants Discovered in Argentina
- How Plants Moved from Sea to Land (audio: 3:43).
- Humans As Nature's Transport for Seeds.
- Killer Algae (audio: 5:31).
- The Largest Animals and Plants in the World
- Mayans Protect Medicinal Plants (audio: 6:00).
- Moringa Oleifera and Malnutrition (audio: 6:30).
- Plant Movement and Climate Change.
- Six of the Oldest Living Things on Earth.
- Toxic Algae Blooms (audio: 4:25).
- Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry.
- Wildflower Bulb Theft (audio: 3:00).
Natural Enemies in North America (image index), Cornell University.
Nature Wallpaper:

Collection #1.
Collection #2.

Ojibway Nature Centre, The City of Windsor, Canada.
Plants Database, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Plant Materials, United States Department of Agriculture.
Plant Pictures.
Plants, University of Alaska.
Plants of the Great Lakes Region, The Great Lakes Information Network.
Plants, Roots, Shrubs And Aromatic Herbs.
Purdue University:

Indiana's Toxic Plants.
Turf Tips.

Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science:
- Arsenic-Loving Ferns: 3/16/01.
- Biodegradeable Plastic from Grass: 04/25/01.
- Gastrobots: 11/14/00.
- How Plants Call for Help: 11/27/00.
- Seeking the Earliest Cultivated Plants: 05/10/01.
Seeds of Change Garden:
- Learning From Each Other.
- Where Food Crops Originated.
Texas A&M University:
- Wildflowers In Bloom Photo Album.
Texas Wildflowers, Lone Star.
Tree Lupin, Middleton Grange School.
Trees: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory:

Budgeting Carbon Dioxide.
Global Warming Can Change the Grasses.

Wildlife and Plants Webpage, National Park Service:
- Celebrating Wildflowers.
- Integrated Pest Management Manual:
  - Dutch Elm Disease.
  - Exotic Weeds I.
  - Exotic Weeds II.
  - Leafy Spurge.
  - Thistles.
  - Turfgrass Weeds.
  - Weeds of Developed and Historic Sites.
- Managing Invasive Nonnative Plants.
- Native Plant Conservation Initiative.
- Pest Management Manual.
- Threatened and Endangered Species.
Wildflowers of Grand Teton National Park, GORP.

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The
Foundations
of
Modern Botany

History of Science: K-12 TLC Guide.
Science in the Middle Ages: K-12 TLC Guide.
Science in the Renaissance: K-12 TLC Guide.

Botany in Ancient Times:
- Ancient Gardening and Farming, Archeolink.com.
- A History of Gardening, The Spirit of Gardening.
Early Photosynthesis Experiments:
Plant Anatomy:
Plant Classification:
- Linnaeus, Carolus: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Ray, John: K-12 TLC Guide
- History of Flowering Plant Taxonomy, Botany 301.
- Linaeus, Father of Modern Plant and Animal Classification The Linnean Society of London.
Plant Taxonomy:
- Bauhin, Gaspard: K-12 TLC Guide
- Linnaeus, Carolus: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Ray, John: K-12 TLC Guide

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General Characteristics
of
Plants

Outline: Chapter 36, McGraw-Hill Biology.

Basic Plant Types:
- Plant Types, BBC: How to Be a Gardener.
- Plant Types, Tiscali Gardening.
- Vascular Plant Types Catalog, New York Botanical Garden.
Basic Tissues:
- Plant Tissues, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Plant Tissues and Cell Types, Ohio State University at Lima.
- Tissue, Kellogg Community College.
Cell Structures:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Cells.
- Cell, Kellogg Community College.
- Interactive Plant Cell Model, Cells Alive!.
- The Plant Cell.
- Plant Cells, Ohio State University.
- Plant Cells, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Virtual Cell, The University of Illinois.
Leaves:
- Botany 124 - Leaves, Cal Poly Pomona.
- Leaf Anatomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Leaves, Botany Basics.
- Leaves, Kellogg Community College.
Roots:
- Botany 124 - Roots, Cal Poly Pomona.
- Root Anatomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Roots, Botany Basics.
- Roots, Kellogg Community College.
Stems:
- Plant Stems and Leaves Proportional to Roots, Science Daily.
- Stem Anatomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Stems, Botany Basics.
- Stems, Kellogg Community College.

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Plant Physiology

Environmental Stimuli:
- Botany Basics:
  - Environmental Factors Affecting Growth.
  - Light I.
  - Light II.
  - Temperature I.
  - Temperature II.
- Outline: Chapter 38, McGraw-Hill Biology.
Hormones:
- Growth/Hormones, Kellogg Community College.
- Outline: Chapter 38, McGraw-Hill Biology.
- Plant Hormones, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Plant Hormones and Growth Regulators, Botany Basics.
Mineral Uptake:
- Plant Nutrition, Botany Basics.
- Outline: Chapter 37, McGraw-Hill Biology.
Photosynthesis:
- Calvin, Melvin: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Early Photosynthesis Experiments: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Energy: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Light: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Botany Basics:
  - Photosynthesis I.
  - Photosynthesis II.
- Earth and Sky:
- MathMol Molecular Modeling, NYU.
- Metabolism, Kellogg Community College.
- Photosynthesis, The University of Arizona .
- Photosynthesis, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Water Relations:
- Botany Basics:
  - Respiration.
  - Transpiration.
  - Water and Humidity.
- Outline: Chapter 37, McGraw-Hill Biology.
- Transport in Plants, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Water, Kellogg Community College.

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Plant Reproduction
&
Life Cycles

Propagation, Kellogg Community College.
Outline: Chapter 39, McGraw-Hill Biology.

Life Cycles:
- Life Cycles, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Plant Life Cycles, Botany Basics.
Flower Structures:
- Flowers, Botany Basics.
- Flowers and Fruits, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Flowers, Fruits and Seeds, Kellogg Community College.
Fruits:
- Flowers and Fruits, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
- Flowers, Fruits and Seeds, Kellogg Community College.
- Fruit, Botany Basics.
Seeds:
- Seeds, Botany Basics.
- Flowers, Fruits and Seeds, Kellogg Community College.

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Plant Phyla

Seedless NonVascular Plants:
- Brytophytes, Kellogg Community College.
- Bryophytes, University of North Alabama.
- Liverworts, Ohio State University.
Seedless Vascular Plants:
- Ferns, Kellogg Community College.
- Ferns, Ohio State University.
- Psilophyta, Lycophyta, Sphenophyta, Ohio State University.
Spermatophytes:
- Kellogg Community College:
  - Angiosperms.
  - Gymnosperms.
- Ohio State University:
  - Evolution and Diversity of Angiosperms.
  - Angiosperm Life Cycle.
  - Angyosperm Families.
  - Gymnosperms.
  - Gymnosperms.

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Plant Ecology

K-12 TLC Guide to Earth and Environmental Science.

Basic Principles:
- Biomes, Ohio State University.
- Biomes, Earth Science Explorer.
- Ecology, Ohio State University.
- Missouri Botanical Garden:
  - Biomes of the World.
- Plants in Communities, Botany Basics.
- The World's Biomes, Museum of Paleontology.
Ecological Problems:
Ecological Explanations for Common Phenomena:
- Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall, The Scientist.

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Botany

Arrowhead

Sagittaria sagittifolia

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

Bioimages.
Botanical.com.
Invasive.com.
PlantKingdom.com.
Plants for a Future.
USDA.

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Plant Genetics

K-12 TLC Guide to Genetics.

Genetics and Heredity, Ohio State University.
Plant Genetics, Kellogg Community College.

Early Genetics Work:
- Burbank, Luther: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Mendel, Johann Gregor: K-12 TLC Guide.
Genetically Engineered Crops:
- Biotechnology, Ohio State University.
- Genetically Engineered Crops, Farm Gate.
Plant Improvement:
- Biotechnology, Ohio State University.

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Endangered Species

Endangered Animals: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC:

One-Fifth of World's Plants At Risk of Extinction.

The Endangered Species and Nature of the World, Cannelton Elementary School, IN.
National Public Radio:

Endangered Plants for Sale Online.
Hawaii's Unique Plants & Animals (audio: 12:30).
Life on the Brink.

National Wildlife Federation:
- Keep the Wild Alive: Pondberry.

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Botany

Algae

Algae, Kellogg Community College.
Algae, Ohio State University.

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Botany

Azalea

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Botany

Bamboo

Panda: K-12 TLC Guide.
Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Three Men and a Bike.

National Geographic:

How Giant Pandas Survive on Bamboo.

National Public Radio:
- National Zoo Desperately Seeks Bamboo.
Radio France International:
- Bamboo - Africa's Energy Source?

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Botany

Bluebonnet

Texas Plants and Animals: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Handbook of Texas Online.
Lone Star Junction.
Texas Bluebonnet, Wildflowers in Bloom:

'Barbara Bush' Bluebonnet.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bluebonnets.
Lore of the Bluebonnet.

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Bougainvillea

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Texas A&M University.

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Brittlebush

Desert Plants: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Botany

Buffaloberry

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

The Canadian Encyclopedia.
eNature.com.
Forestry Images.
Mountain Nature Network.
Washington State Department of Transportation.

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Botany

Canadian Milkvetch

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

US Department of Agriculture.

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Botany

Corpse Lily

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kidz World.
San Francisco Chronicle.

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Botany

Creosote Bush

Desert Plants: K-12 TLC Guide.

Arizona Highways.
DesertUSA.
eNature.
University of Arizona.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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Botany

Curare

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Botany

Forest
Cucumber

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Passport to Knowledge.

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Botany

Fungi

Cryptococcus Gattii:

Diseases & Disorders: K-12 TLC Guide.

Centers for Disease Control (pdf).
Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
National Academy of Sciences.
National Institutes of Health (pdf).
National Public Radio:
- Fungal Disease Spreads through Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Department of Human Services (pdf).
Public Library of Science.
University of British Columbia.

Earth and Sky:
- Fuzzy Sandozi: 03/27/01.
- Humungus Fungus: 02/02/01.
- Oak Wilt: 4/27/2001.
Fungi, Ohio State University.
Fungi, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Fungi Images on the Net.
Fungus Attacking California Oak Trees: K-12 TLC Guide.
Kingdom Fungi, Kellogg Community College.
National Public Radio:

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Golden Pea

Thermopsis rhombifolia Nutt

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

E.M. Canada.
Fort Hall Replica Commission.
University of North Dakota.
USDA.

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Botany

Heliconia

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

University of Florida.

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Botany

Hog Peanut

Amphicarpa bracteata

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

Cincinnati Wildflowers.
Missouri Plants.
University of Minnesota.

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Botany

Lacy Tansyaster

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

US Department of Agriculture.

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Botany

Liana
and
Other
Rainforest
Vines

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Monga Bay.
University of California, Los Angeles.
Passport to Knowledge:

Liana.

Vines.

Thinkquest.

University of California, Los Angeles.

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Botany

Licorice
(Liquorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

Botanical.com.
Chemical & Engineering News.
Sloan-Kettering.
University of Maryland.
Wikipedia.

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Botany

Missouri Milkvetch

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

US Department of Agriculture.

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Botany

Ocotillo

Desert Plants: K-12 TLC Guide.

DesertUSA.
eNature.
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens.
National Park Service.
University of Arizona.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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Botany

Orange Blossom

State of Florida.

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Botany

Orchids

National Geographic.
National Public Radio:

Orchids: 'Inflatable Love Dolls of the Floral Kingdom'.

Gongora Orchid:

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Passport to Knowledge.

University of Oklahoma.

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Botany

Prairie Blazing Star

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

US Department of Agriculture.

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Botany

Rhododendron

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Botany

Soy Beans

National Public Radio:

To Cut Out Trans Fats, You'll Need a Better Soybean.

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Botany

Sunflower

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

National Public Radio:
- How the Russians Saved America's Sunflower.
Nutall Sunflower:

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Botany

Tank
Bromeliad

Plants of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide.

Monga Bay.
Passport to Knowledge.

University of California, Berkeley.

University of Edinburgh.

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Botany

Tarragon

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

US Department of Agriculture.

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Botany

Western Wild Rose

Rosa woodsii

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

Las Pilitas Nursery.
RainDrop Laboratories.
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers.
USDA.
USDA Forest Service.

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Botany

Wild Grape

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

Fairfax County Public Schools, VA.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois.
SurvivalIQ.
Virginia Tech.

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Botany

Wild Plum

Prunus americana

K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery.

North Carolina State University.
United States Department of Agriculture.
USDA Forest Service.
Virginia Tech University.

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Botanical Gardens
&
Arboretums

Gardens to Visit in Indiana, Purdue University.

Butterfly Gardens: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gardening: K-12 TLC Guide.

A.A.R.S. Rose Garden, Richmond, Indiana, WayNet Community Network.
American Association of Botanical Gardens & Arboreta.
Australian National Botanic Gardens.
BBC:
- Botanic Gardens Play Role In Invasive Species Spread
- Gardens Help Support Declining Bumblebee Populations
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, KY.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Busch Gardens.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
The Enchanted Gardens Of The Renaissance, Foundation Jacques-Edouard Berger.
Hayes Regional Arboretum: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hillwood Museum and Gardens: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lotusland: K-12 TLC Guide.

Michigan Botanical Garden and Meijer Sculpture Park.
Missouri Botanical Garden.
The Morton Arboretum.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Moving New York Botanical Gardens: 3/2/00 (3:27).
- Portland, Oregon's Classical Chinese Garden.
New York Botanical Garden: K-12 TLC Guide.
Purdue University Horticulture Gardens.
The United States Botanic Gardens.
University of Kentucky Arboretum.
White River Gardens, Indiana White River State Park.
Zilker Botanical Gardens.

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Botany

Plant Encyclopedias
&
Classification

Classification, Ohio State University.
Metropolitan Plant Encyclopedia, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Natural Resources Conservation Service:
- Plants Database.
- Plant Classification Report.
Plant and Animal Families, The Franklin Institute Online.
Plant Names and Classification, Kellogg Community College.

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Botany

Related Literature Section

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Botany

Teacher Resources Section


Burbank, Luther van Leeuwenhoek, Antoni

Deserts Plants: K-12 TLC Guide.

Grades K-1:
Grades K-2:
- Patterns in Fruits and Vegetables, CanTeach.
Grades K-3:
- What Bees Eat, The University of Arizona.
Grade 1:
- Plants and Seeds (pdf),
  Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
Grades 1-2:
- Quilts, Mary Beth Martin, University of Illinois:
  - Lesson 4: Fibers from Plants and Animals.
  - Lesson 5: Fiber Books.
Grades 1-3:
- Ph-ocusing on Photosynthesis In and Out of the Garden, Francine C. Coss, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
Grades 2-3:
- Desert Habitats, Teresa Moore, University of Illinois:
  - Desert Plants and Adaptations.
  - Graphing Saguaro Cactus Growth.
  - Interdependent Desert Plants & Animals.
Grades 4-6:
- Growing Plants, Michigan State University.
- Honey Bees and Pollination, The University of Arizona.
Grade 6:
Grades 6-8:
- Nature Center Lessons, Mrs. Trimpe,
  The Science Classroom.
Grades 7-8:
- Mimicry: Other Insects That Resemble Bees,
  The University of Arizona.
Grades 8-10:
- The Kingdom of Pasta,Ms. Barton's Science Classroom.
Grades 9-12:
- Plants and Pollination, The University of Arizona.
Other:
- Earth Science Explorers.
- Exploring the Environment.
- Garden Activities in Four Seasons, Seeds of Change Garden.
- Mr. Donn's:
  - Classroom Gardening.
  - Plants.

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This guide last edited 02/22/2012
This guide last revised 04/23/2009