Botany
Botanical Art & Artists
The images and drawings make Botany interesting to a wide range of students. This site provides in-depth resources and compendium of botanical art past and present for anyone interested in botanical art. It will be of special interest to budding botanical artists. learn more
Fast Plants
Fast Plants was developed as research tool at the University of Wisconsin and has been used by K-12 teachers around the world for nearly 30 years as an educational model. They have selected seeds and growing methods that can show the complete life cycle of a plant in just a few weeks. Check out their… learn more
Lifelab at UCSC
Life Lab cultivates children's love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education. LifeLab describes how a school can turn a patch of its open space into a living garden for investigating not only botany but also the interaction of plants in different kinds of soils. Especially for students who may not have a… learn more
Protecting Native Plants
The post looks at the impact of invasive plant species and illustrates the adaptation of non-native vegetation in different ecological environments. learn more
The Great Plant Escape
The Great Plant Escape, appropriate for very young children, is similar to LifeLab's content. Presented as mysteries, a half-dozen experiments, like "Is it dust, dirt, dandruff or a seed?", are illustrated. Its audience, too, are urban schoolchildren. learn more
The National Gardening Association
Garden, home of the National Garden Association, contains K-12 curricula and information on topics such as grasses, fungi and butterfly gardens. learn more
The Secret Social Life of Plants
Plants communicate among themselves. This video shows the how and why. You'll never look at a lawnmower the same way again. learn more
What Tree Is That?
The Arbor Day Foundation provides this unique resource that allows you to identify a tree simply by the kinds of leaves it produces. Grab a leaf and try it. learn more
Xray at University of Michigan
At Xray radiographic displays of flowers and plants reveal a perspective and contents not found in most charts. learn more