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Great Web Sites

• The Life Cycle of Plants
  Good site to see how plants grow
• Biology4Kids: Plants
  A brief overview of what makes a plant
• Great Plant Escape
  Learn all about plants, seeds and soil. How seeds germinate, what types of plants there are, what plant parts we eat. Lots of short and easy to digest learning bites! (www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/)
• REAL TREES 4 Kids! - Let's Eat!
  The photosynthesis process explained for intermediate grades
• Photosynthesis
  Photosynthesis explained for younger kids
• Life Cycle of a Bean Plant
  Nice graphic on the growing stages of a bean sprout
• Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
  A single page with a simple explanation for kids to read, more detailed information for others, projects and illustrations. (photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/colorchange.html)
• Plant Parts
  Site allows you to practice labeling the different parts of a plant

Books and Videos in Your Libraries

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  • Plants Juvenile
  • Plant Life Cycles Juvenile
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Local Interest

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• New York Botanical Garden
• Wave Hill
• Institute of Ecosystem Studies
• Boscobel
• Kykuit
• Montgomery Place
• Lyndhurst

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