Websites of Interest
Here are some great websites to help you out during your study of Plant Growth & Development. Be sure to explore the sites identified as student-friendly before you send your students there.
Teacher Websites (Plants):
Site Name: Wisconsin Fast Plant Web Site
Site Address: http://www.fastplants.org/
This incredible web site is packed with everything you would ever want to know about growing Wisconsin Fast Plants and includes lots of close-up photos during different growth stages.
Site Name: Troubleshooting Guide for Growing WFP
Site Address: http://www.fastplants.org/grow.tending.php
Having problems growing Wisconsin Fast Plants? This is the best place online to get information and help.
Site Name: Carolina Biological Fast Plants
Site Address: http://www.carolina.com/fastplants/default.asp
This is another valuable resource for growing Fast Plants.
Site Name: Keystone Science Network
Site Address: http://www.keystone.fi.edu/cc_pgd/index.shtml
This web site features resources for the Plant Growth and Development kit.
Site Name: Arizona State University Links, What is Photosynthesis?
Site Address: http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html
Although seemingly simple in concept, the photosynthesis process is very complicated. Follow the links to articles on this page that discuss photosynthesis at varying degrees of complexity – from elementary to college level. Also, jump to I Didn't Know That!, a collection of brief factoids with links to more information.
Student Websites (Plants):
Site Name: Why Do Leaves Change Colors in the Fall?
Site Address: http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html
Chances are your students have watched leaves change colors in the fall, but do they know why? This web site offers two reading levels of text to explain why leaves change colors in the fall. Print the page, read and discuss with students, and have students place it in their science notebooks.
Site Name: The Great Plant Escape
Site Address: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
Help detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life! This is a student friendly web site all about plants arranged in lessons. There is an online plant knowledge quiz at the end.
Teacher Websites (Bees):
Site Name: Nova, Tales from the Hive
Site Address: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/
This is the companion web site to the NOVA program "Tales from the Hive," This web site has lots of information about bees. The video showcases the life of bees for a year in a hive. You can purchase the NOVA video from the WGBH web site. See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/listseason/27.html#2701 for a description of the NOVA video.
Site Name: Bee Keeping History
Site Address: http://outdoorplace.org/beekeeping/history2.htm
This site contains some interesting information about bee keeping at a higher reading level. Can be used as teacher background information.
Student Websites (Bees):
Site Name: Spokane Schools, Bee Links
Site Address: http://www.sd81.k12.wa.us/science/elem/bees.htm
Kid-friendly links to web sites of interest about bees.