Kidzone - BotanyHomeKidzone Botany Web Sites 50 found
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Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
Learn more about plants and life cycles while solving a mystery. What fun.
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Papyrus: Gift of the Nile http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/cmes/out/papyrus/papyrus.html
Read about the plant and the process of making paper from it.
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Plants Alike & Different: The Diversity of Life http://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/diverse/index.htm
Make a Herbarium card, read a cool story called Two Kids on the Road, or learn about different ecosystems.
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Why Leaves Change Color http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/topics/leafco~1.html
Detailed explanation of what happens in the leaves when they change color.
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Australian Native Hibiscus http://www2.cdepot.net/~walser/http://www.hibiscus.org/
Learn about different species of these flowers including photos, answers to frequently asked questions, and a recipe for sweet Hibiscus preserves.
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Alaska's Blooming Beauties http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6274/
Includes fun activities and more. Learn about the wildflowers, regions, and habitats of Alaska from this cool ThinkQuest site.
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Kids Valley Garden http://www.arnprior.com/kidsgarden/
Cool info on planning, planting, and caring for your garden. You can find out about shrubs, flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Be sure to check out a gardening glossary.
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Obsession With Orchids http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/orchids/
Find out how orchids fool humans, do activities, and learn about new techniques being used to increase their numbers.
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Rose Page http://www.mc.edu/~nettles/rofaq/rofaq-top.html
Includes info on old, modern, and English roses, with pictures and a glossary.
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Pollination http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/pollin5.html
This ThinkQuest page shows you how flowers reproduce. Learn about the roles of bees, pollen, and the different parts of the flower.
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Sunflower Sun http://www.cyberspaceag.com/sunflowersun.html
Fun facts and about this flower with edible seeds, from CyberSpace Farm.
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What Is A Flower? http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/flower.html
Learn about the parts of a flower from a ThinkQuest page, including the sepal, petal, stamen, and carpel.
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Wildflowers In Bloom http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/tamuhort.html
Includes pictures and growing information for many types of flowers.
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Seringueiros: Rubber Tappers of the Amazon http://www.amazonlink.org/ACRE/amazonas/rubber-tappers/tappers.htm
Learn about the seringueiros and how they extract latex from the rubber trees.
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Giant Sequoia http://library.thinkquest.org/J002415/
Take a closer look at this special tree from a ThinkQuest Jr. team.
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Venus Fly Trap http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5802/newpage9.htm
Learn about this plant that actually eats bugs.
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Singapore: Parks & Greenery http://www.nparks.gov.sg/prks&gren.htm
Find out all about the parks, natural areas, and flora and fauna of Singapore.
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Let's Find Out Encyclopedia http://www.letsfindout.com/
The online research tool and homework helper from Knowledge Adventure. Covering a wide range of topics especially suited for school projects, it's fun, easy to use, and free.
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Nature Walk: Forest and Wetlands Wildlife http://www.worldbook.com/fun/wbla/camp/html/walk.html
Learn about the plants and animals in these two different ecosystems with information from the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. Includes a nature walk, dining hall, craft cabin, and more.
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NDI Step by Step http://www.ndi4all.org/step_by_step/index.html
Take this virtual hike with dancer Jacques d'Amboise, read his Tales from the Trail, check out the wildlife, sing a trail song, and more. From The National Dance Institute.
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Partners For Growing http://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/samples/index.htm
Fun activities including interactive storybook, leaf collection, training bees, and more. From The Evergreen Project and the Midwest Public Garden Collaborative.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife: Kids' Page http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/adv/kidspage/kidspage.htm
Explore the wild side of the Lone Star state. Trek the nature, recreation, and history trails on this fun site.
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Texas State Aquarium's Kid's Page http://www.aquariumteacher.com/kids.html
Get cool facts about estuaries and the animals and plants that live there. Includes some fun activities for you to try at home.
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Toucan Sam's Encyclopedia of the Rainforest http://www.toucansam.kelloggs.ca/
Join Toucan Sam for an adventure to the earth's rainforests. Keep your eyes peeled along the way for our new Froot Loop, the exotic blue jungle berry.
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Tour of Biomes http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Learn about the Earth's different ecological communities of plants and animals and their climates.
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Wet Tropics: World Heritage Area http://www.wettropics.gov.au/
Tour the online living museum and see the plants and animals of this special place. Learn how this Australian living resource is managed and explore rainforest Aboriginal heritage too.
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What's it Like Where You Live? http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/
Explore the rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, and grassland biomes of the world. Learn about the plants, animals, and people that live in each area too.
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Aliens Explore Earth: Plants, Trees, and Forests http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/topic27.html
Lots of articles on many different types of plants, trees, and forests. Includes a place where you can create your own alien. Written for middle school students.
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BrainPOP: Pollination http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/pollination/
Find out how flowers reproduce by watching this cool animated movie.
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CAS California Wildflowers http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/index.html
Cool facts and photos of California wildflowers, arranged by color, name, and location.
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Fun With Lichens http://mgd.nacse.org/hyperSQL/lichenland/
Discover the world of lichens and learn how to identify these mysterious organisms that are a fungus and algae combined.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Kelp Forest http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_hp/hp_kelp.asp
Information on kelp forests within the aquarium and in the wild. Features the Kelp Cam, updated every 3 minutes.
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Seaweed http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6067/cgi-bin/Resources/seaweed.html
Find out why seaweed is so important from this ThinkQuest site.
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What's a Didjeridu Anyway? http://www.rdrop.com/users/mulara/intro_to_didj.html
Learn about this cool Aboriginal musical instrument made from bamboo or wood.
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Brain POP: Autumn Leaves http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/autumnleaves/
Find out why leaves change color in the fall.
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Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/colorchange.html
A cool site that includes projects to do with leaves, from the Curious Kids Science Newsletter.
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Fun Facts About Fungi http://www.herb.lsa.umich.edu/kidpage/factindx.htm
If you think truffles are just chocolates, check out this site about the hidden kingdom of fungus. Check out the experiments and games too.
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Treasures From the Kingdom of Fungi http://www.mcn.org/2/tfl/dfltA.html
Cool photos of fungi along with a game that will test your knowledge of the poisonous types.
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BrainPOP: Photosynthesis http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/photosynthesis/
Watch a movie about this phenomenon and get cool facts.
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A World Community of Old Trees http://www.nyu.edu/projects/julian/toc.html
See paintings and drawings of old trees by students.
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Do you Know Your Leaves? http://www.bonus.com/index.close.htmp?loc=http%3A//www.bonus.com/bonus/card/scs_quiz_leaves.html&ref
Take this quiz from Bonus.com and see how much you know about your plants and trees.
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Paper U http://www.tappi.org/paperu/
Learn about papermaking, recycling, and how they effect the environment. Site includes info on paper crafts, trees, and careers working with paper.
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Real Trees 4 Kids http://www.curriculumstore.com/NCTAOpen.htm
Explains how evergreen trees are grown, harvested, and sold for Christmas. Have fun while learning all about these conifers.
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Tree Identification http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
Learn how to identify coniferous and deciduous trees using photos and clues then try a quiz from students in British Columbia, Canada.
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What is Dendrochronlogy? http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dushanem/whatis.html
Find out all about the study of dating objects by counting the rings on trees.
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Ancient Bristlecone Pine http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/intro.html
Information and images of the earth's longest living inhabitants. Site includes facts on the White Mountains of California in the Inyo National Forest.
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Christmas Tree Quiz http://www.lcctpa.ns.ca/kids.html
Take this quiz to learn some cool tree facts.
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Christmas Trees & More http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/trees.html
Tree facts, traditions, care and fun, as well as information on other Christmas greenery.
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Virtual Christmas Tree Farm http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/vtfsite/vtfmain.html
Take a virtual tour of this Ontario, Canada tree farm to see pictures and get tons of facts about Christmas trees.
