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Did You Know?
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Did you know that plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts, but animal cells
do not? Chloroplasts are specialized subunits within plant cells that are responsible
for photosynthesis, the conversion of light into chemical energy.
Ward's Natural Science has Plant Cell Structure and Animal Cell Structure Posters
that display intricate features of cells in vivid color! These bright, easy-to-see
illustrations of a typical plant cell or a typical animal cell have clearly labeled
parts. They also feature descriptions of the structure and function of each organelle
and its relation to the entire cell structure.
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Botany Resources for
Free Science Fair Projects |
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Plantfacts Database
at Ohio State University
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 Plantfacts
has merged several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become
a searchable international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center for plants.
Resources include over 260,000 pages of information, a searchable database of high
quality images and a glossary of illustrated definitions of commonly used horticultural
terms.
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The USDA sponsered PLANTS Database |
 The PLANTS Database
provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts,
hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant
symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images,
crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references.
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Scientific Inquiry Through Plants (SIP3) |
Scientific Inquiry Through Plants (SIP3)
is an online
learning community supported and developed by the
Botanical Society of America. (SIP3)
connects students, teachers, and plant scientists across the nation. Students,
from middle school to college level, engage in hands-on inquiry projects and share
their experiences with peers and scientist mentors. Their aim is to advance an understanding
of the nature of science while fostering an interest in, and appreciation for plants.
The most notable feature of (SIP3)
website is the
Research Project Archive. This free
Archive is full of great examples that very much resemble completed botany science
fair projects! This is a must visit site if you intend to do a botany project. |
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