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Websites in Plants and Trees

1. Botany.com
   An encyclopedia of plants where you can look a plant up by its common name or its botanical name. It also includes a dictionary of botanical words and information about pests, diseases, and weather.
   http://www.botany.com/
   
   
2. Celebrating Wildflowers: Texas Hill Country Coloring Book
   Provides accurate drawings of 63 wildflowers. Flowers listed by both common name and scientific name. Each drawing includes coloring guide.
   http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/txhill/
   
   
3. Explore the Fantastic Forest
   Keep your eyes open for creatures and features as you hike through this interactive wood from National Geographic.
   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/index.html
   
   
4. Leaf it Alone
   Learn about poisonous plants and find out ways to avoid these plants.
   http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html
   
   
5. Logan's Tree Webpage
   A graphic organizer showing the importance of trees. Written by a first grader.
   http://hometown.aol.com/coincollector78/trees.html
   
   
6. Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life
   An introduction to photosynthesis and other energy sources that move through nature.
   http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html
   
   
7. Plant Anatomy and Glossary
   Leaf arrangement, shape, type, venation, stem types, roots, and other characteristics of plants.
   http://dallas.tamu.edu/weeds/anat.html
   
   
8. Plant Nutrient Team
   Learn about how plants grow as well as the importance of soil for plants and humans.
   http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/NutrTeam/pntintro.htm
   
   
9. Plants
   Contains information, activities, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of plants.
   http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
   
   
10. Plants and Flowers
    Includes games, coloring pages, facts, and stationery.
    http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/flowers.htm
    
    
11. Sammy Saguaro's Scrapbook
    Learn about the life stages, animal inhabitants, and habitat of this cactus.
    http://www.dbg.org/sammy/menu.htm
    
    
12. Talk About Trees
    Non-profit program dedicated to educating children about the responsible management and use of California's most renewable resource. Includes resources for students and teachers, including lessons, games, and other resources.
    http://www.talkabouttrees.org
    
    
13. The Amazing Story of Kudzu
    History, varied uses for kudzu plants, links and references.
    http://www.cptr.ua.edu/kudzu/
    
    
14. The Great Plant Escape
    Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
    http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
    
    
15. The Mysterious Venus Flytrap
    Comprehensive information about this plant that eats meat and also includes includes information on how to grow one.
    http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
    
    
16. Tree Identification
    Easy-to-use key to identify trees according to their characteristics.
    http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
    
    
17. Trees
    Full of interactive adventures to explain why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds, and how trees protect their space.
    http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx
    
    
18. Trees are Terrific
    Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us.
    http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html
    
    
19. Twig Walkingstick - Plants
    Commonly asked questions about plants, such as "why does a carrot have hair?" and "why do peas grow in pods?"
    http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~twig/plants.html
    
    

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