Describes the three types of plant cells and their differences, and the structures within a plant cell and their functions.

In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.

Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.

Explore the diversity of algae.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the seasonal changes in plants.

This site provides a brief look at the history of the Iroquois. The site has information about food, handwork, survival, and modern life.

This simple lesson plan is designed to help young students be aware of how seeds sprout, and that seeds grow into plants.

This resource explains how the alternation of generations occurs in a plant's life cycle where sporophytes and gametophytes each play a role in plant reproduction.

3rd grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts created this field guide as part of a learning expedition on ecosystems and pond life. Students did fieldwork in the city park and worked with local experts, closely examining the ponds....

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