My First Garden

An interactive guide to "plan[ning], nurtur[ing], and enjoy[ing] the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden," "My First Garden" clearly relays the basic steps necessary in creating a garden and provides a detailed "Teacher's Guide.” Spanish and English

School Gardens

Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a fun page for kids, ideas, curricula and research for Children's Gardens.

Helping Plants Grow, Life Cycle of a Plant, Plants and the Environment

A good site for students to review plants on their own. Information includes plant parts and their functions and what plants need in order to survive. Information is provided in an interactive way along with a factsheet and test.

Trees are Terrificl...Travels with Pierre

Interactive, animated website which defines the parts of trees and relays the importance of trees within the ecosystem. Includes detailed "Teacher's Guide" which 1) outlines how "Trees Are Terrific" meets second grade learning goals in science, language arts, and math; 2) preps teachers prepares how to use websites with students; and 3) provides suggestions for related suggestions and areas of study. Spanish and English

Meet the Plant Parts

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology. Dive into a miniature world-without a microscope! Leap into a plant parts salad! Butterflies don't look like caterpillars. What's the connection?

Plants and Our Environment

All about plants: parts of plants, how plants are used, how seeds travel, and more.