botany

Introduces the parts of a plant, including the roots, stems, leaves, and complex tissues called xylem and phloem; describes how a plant takes in water and minerals and how it manufactures sugar; and includes a hands-on experiment on the flow of nutrients throughout a plant's structures.

Enthusiactic eight year olds find that investigations and discovery can be fun.

Introduces the parts of a plant, including the roots, stems, leaves, and complex tissues called xylem and phloem; describes how a plant takes in water and minerals and how it manufactures sugar; and includes a hands-on experiment on the flow of nutrients throughout a plant's structures.

Describes the things different kinds of plants need to survive, including sunlight, appropriate temperature, water, and proper nutrients; explains how to grow strong, healthy plants by providing these requirements in the optimum amounts; and presents a hands-on demonstration of how changes in a plant's environment affect its growth.

Presents an introduction to plant reproduction, explaining why plants are so important to all life on Earth, describing their growth process, life cycle, and the role they play in the environment, from mosses and algae to fruit-producing angiosperms.

A guide to the growth process of common plants. Includes photographs of specimens from major plant groups.

Introduces various scientific principles about botany and plants and presents simple experiments which illustrate them.

An introduction to environmental education, with information for adults on how to teach with plants, and a wide variety of activities for learning about plants, such as mushroom collecting, making raisins, comparing leaves, and creating open terrariums.