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Pollination - posted from Abilene, TX
Video describing pollination and parts of plants in an easy fun way.
Pollination - posted from Abilene, TX
Video describing pollination and parts of plants in an easy fun way.
Book and video about seed dispersal - posted from ,
A seed is the Start by Melissa Stewart is a neat picture book by National Geographic kids about the different adaptations different plants have for dispersing seeds. A funny and amazing video about the "Exploding fruit tree", the Sandbox tree shows that the fruits literally explode sending seeds out at 160 mph. My kids loved it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM5SL_Tuoqo
Flower dissection - posted from East Helena, MT
This was a fun way to learn the different parts of the flower and help internalize it. Using Day Lilies was easiest because the parts are so easy to see, as someone stated above.
https://youtu.be/Eue0BV6VHvc
flower parts - posted from Dallas, TX
We bought a real stem of day lily flowers from our local florist for $5. A day lily has very prominent reproductive parts, easily seen without a microscope.
Edamame substitute for Lima Bean - posted from Baton Rouge, LA
We didn't have lima beans, but a quick substitute is frozen edamame (soybeans). Since the edamame is fresh instead of dried, the seed coat comes off easily. Edamame are almost as large as a lima bean, and the embryo is very easy to see--you can see the tiny root and the little feathery leaves. Plus, it is a delicious & healthy snack to eat while investigating :) We find frozen edamame at Whole Foods or Costco.
Correction for Activity 3 Student Activity Page - posted from Linton, ND
An early version of the 8-10 student activity book mistakenly mixed the labels for the stamen and the pistil. The corrected version of this page is available here. Any printing of this book after May 2009 should be correct.
Anatomy of a Lima Bean - posted from Peoria, IL
This pdf was especially helpful. I included both the web link and file.
Ayesha