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Trees (KidsKonnect links) Flowers (KidsKonnect links) Books about Trees

My First Garden
   This is a great website for introducing gardens to students including tools
 needed, when to plant, what to plant, how to read seed packages, and MUCH more. 

Why do leaves change colors?


*Student Guide for Trees*

also see Seasons

Tree Ring Guide

 What Tree is it???
Identify it by Name, Leaf or Fruit		 Plants and our Environment
This is a web site is about plants. You will learn about how plants grow and the different parts of a plant. We will tell you how seeds travel and what bees do to help plants.
What grows when? The Great Plant Escape Plant webquest

Prairie Frontier This is a seed company, but it has a very good database of prairie plants.
The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois Maintained by Ken Robertson of the Illinois Natural History Survey.
The Arb Maintained by Carleton College in Minnesota, this includes information about prairies and oak savannas.
Prairies of Illinois This Illinois Department of Natural Resources site provides information about the flora and fauna present in Illinois prairies.
Fermilab Prairie Database This database of prairie forbs and grasses can be searched by common or scientific name, color, height, etc.

See Also   Habitats


The Needs of Plants The Parts of a Flower The Different Jobs of Flowers
The Different Uses of Plants Different Types of Plants The Parts of Plants
How do plants and flowers grow? Dandelions Photosynthesis

 
Cypress Gardens Missouri Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens .

blooming
Growing a Garden
Please contact Esther Weiner for suggestions.