
Free resources to supplement your study of plants, flowers, and trees, including interactives, free readers, and virtual forests and trips.
Start with Dig Deeper soil science site which offers free booklets, experiments and games.
To study plant processes, check out this interactive doc on photosynthesis and cellular respiration:

Kids Gardening: Free lesson plans and activities.
The Great Plant Escape - Presents information in six "case files" so that kids can solve the mysteries of plant life. Covers: parts of plants, life cycle of plants, soil, seeds, and plant reproduction. Each case file has several hands-on activities or experiments that can be done.
Photonsynthesis Videos: From NeoK12; also has links to quiz games and puzzles
Life of a Tree: Interactive
Plant Reproduction: from Glencoe Life Science; 32 pages
Microorganisms: Text and interactives that teach about fungi and algae
Free BrainPop Movies - These cover: how flowering plants produce seeds; photosynthesis and respiration; gymnosperms and angiosperms
Dr. Arbor Talks Trees: Animated lessons about tree anatomy and identification. Includes teachers guide.
Take a walk in the forest and ID trees using this dichotomous key.

Virtual Labs:
Life Cycle of a Simple Plant
Light and Plant Growth
Parts of a Flower
Plant Transpiration
Free Readers:









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