PLANT UNIT FOCUS 

Life Science 1

I can compare the life cycle of different plants, including germination, maturity, reproduction and death.

Life Science 2

I can relate plant structures with their functions (e.g. growth, survival and reproduction).

Native Plant List
Learn about Plants

Plant Kingdom Slide Show

The Great Plant Escape - Learn About Plants While Solving Cases Like a Detective

Plant Parts - Structure and Function (from Ohio State)

Kids Port. Great site to assist in all areas

Online Venn diagram generator

Comparing plant and animal cells - Teachnology has a worksheet to print to help your students get ready for the activity above

Review cell structure and function (plant and animal)

Cell Structure and Function Quiz

Inside a Cell - select each part of the cell to see its function

Quiz on Cell Parts - instructions included

How Cactus survive in the desert

Difference Between Plant and Animal Cells  (found by Room W-117 of Green Mountain Christian School) :) Thanks

Life Science 3

I can classify common plants according to their characteristics (e.g. tree leaves, flower seeds, roots and stems).

Plant Parts - In this game you will try and match up the plant parts with the correct definition.

Identify flower parts by dragging them to the right box at this site from BBC. When you finish, try the quiz.

Animal and Plant Cells - first select Similarities and then select Differences from the index on the left at this page.

Life Science 4

I can observe and explore that fossils provide evidence about plants that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at the time.

Life Has a History

Life Science 5

I can describe how organisms interact with one another in various ways (e.g. many plants depend on animals for carrying pollen or dispersing seeds).

Biomes of the World - The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature, moisture, light, and many other factors. Each of these habitats has distinct life forms living in it.

Habitats/Biomes - The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature, moisture, light, and many other factors. (from Enchanted Learning

Introduction to the Biosphere - Characteristics of the Earth's Terrestrial Biomes

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet

Interdependence and Adaptation - Use this BBC site to review living things, then take a quiz about interdependence and the food web.