LibGuides: Plants and Flowers: Plants & Flowers

General Links

General links provide the "big picture".

Study Jams
This Scholastic site opens to a page on Flowers, but you can use the menu at the bottom of the page to find interesting information on plants.
Angiosperms
Brief chart describing angiosperms (aka "flowering plants").
Biology of Plants
This website provides an overview of plant structure, germination, fertilization and pollination. Diagrams included.
What Makes a Plant?
Biology4Kids website includes hyperlinked text, quizzes and slideshows.
Flowering Plants
Brief explanation and definition of plant terms.
The Great Plant Escape
Learn everything you need to know about plants with Bud and his good friend Sprout.
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This is Mr. O'Neill's favorite website!
Imaging Station
View plant leaves under a scanning electron microscope. Includes videos to download.

Plant Life Cycles
Click on each activity to learn more about the plant life cycle. When the activity opens, mouse over the graphics for more information. There are also activities for you to test yourself and label the parts of a plant.
Wisconsin Fast Plants
"Fast plants" are exactly what the title says...plants that grow very fast and are used for research and science experiments. Mouse over the plant parts to see how the plants grow.
Germination
Find out the conditions necessary for germination to occur.

Zip's Plants
Follow Zip the Bee as he explains how plants are pollinated.
Identify the Pollinators
Drag and drop game that helps you recognize a pollinator.
Pollination Jigsaw Puzzles
Select your puzzle. There are other fun activities on this site.
Good Guys in the Garden
Diagrams, text and vocabulary list explain pollination. Click on the pollinators at the bottom to learn more.

Photosynthesis
This interactive learning module uses animated diagrams to explain photosynthesis. Flash is required.
Study Jams - Photosynthesis
Scholastic website that includes a video and a self-test of photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
Do you know the difference between photosynthesis and respiration in a plant?
Photosynthesis - How it Works
Discover the chemical reaction that occurs during photosynthesis.