How Plants Grow for Kids

Photosynthesis!!!

Check out this infographic on photosynthesis.

Read about photosynthesis on Photosynthesis for Kids and Biology 4 Kids (advanced).

Plant Review Video

Watch the Bill Nye video below for a review of plant basics:

Be the Plant Professor -- Resources

How did plants develop photosynthesis?

Plant Basics

Why leaves change color

Photosynthesis for kids

What is pollination?

Plant pollination strategies

A Plant Puzzle

Photosynthesis (the big picture)

Plants -- Webquest

Watch the short video above for an introduction to this webquest on plants.  Try all the links on the webquest to find the answers to the questions.  Please use complete sentences.

Bonus Work:
If you finish early, read about Meat Eating Plants and The Big Bloom.  Post on kidblog about what you learned from one of these two articles.

Flower Power!!!

I found these awesome resources for studying about flowers.  Check it out!
Speed quiz -- Flower parts.
BBC -- Quiz, games & info.
Virtual dissection.

This site from ProFlowers has tons of information which can take you beyond what we studied in class.  (Don't worry. You don't have to buy any flowers.)

Venus Fly Trap (& Other Carnivorous Plants)

Read about carnivorous plants on Factmonster.  (Can you summarize the main ideas?)

Use context clues and other strategies to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words in these articles:
Chomp! Meat Eating Plants
How Venus Flytraps Work

Giant Sequoias -- Sequoiadendron Giganteum

 I recently went camping in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.  This park contains the largest living things on Earth, the Giant Sequoias.  These trees are the most massive living things on our planet (although not the tallest).  They can also live to be over 3000 years old.  Those of you who know me will not be surprised by the fact that I decided this would make a great science lesson.






I recommend the following websites to learn more information:
1.  Giant Sequoias -- kids.net
2.  Giant Sequoias Grow Faster with Age
3.  Wikipedia
4.  Giant Sequoias -- National Geographic
5.  Differences between Giant Sequoias and Giant Redwoods.


I also encourage to research these magnificent trees on your own.  Better yet, encourage your family to go visit these trees.

Check out more photos of my camping trip on my old website.