Informative Articles
Website from Missouri Botanical Garden about how plants make food aka photosynthesis. This pertains to the function of the leaves of plants.
Website from Missouri Botanical Garden about seed dispersal. This article pertains to plant reproduction.
Website containing information about flowers and stems and their functions. May be advanced for third grader, but useful as a teacher resource.
Website with information about the plant roots and stems and their functions. Content may be advanced for third graders.
Website from Missouri Botanical Garden about pollination. This pertains to the function of flowers.
Interactive Sites
Interactive web page from the Birmingham Grid for Learning. Has students piece together the parts of a flower. Good for learning the parts and where they are, NOT so much the functions. Also might be a little complex for third grades.
This is an interactive game about the different parts of plants. It is from the bbc.
Interactive game where students must use knowledge about plants' structure, parts, life cycle, and about indoor plants to solve a mystery. This website was created by University of Illinois Extension.
Video
Video about plants from Discovery. Video is located in about the middle of the page.
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List containing websites that meet NC Essential Standard for Science Clarifying Objective 3.L.2.1: Students will remember how roots, stems, leaves, and flowers relate to the survival of plants in their environments.
Updated on May 10, 11
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