Classroom
Creature Culture: Algae to Anoles
NSTA Press
Grades K–8
Living organisms are important classroom resources and require appropriate,
responsible care. This anthology of articles from NSTA's award-winning journal
Science and Children provides the basics about collecting, investigating,
and caring for plants and animals in classroom settings.
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Nature Close-Ups: Seeds and Seedlings
NSTA Recommends
Grades K–8
The text of Nature Close-Ups: Seeds and Seedlings is supported by photographs, each captioned to illustrate the concepts. A description of the physical structures of plants and seeds includes information on plant reproduction, how seeds grow, and how they travel. Detailed instructions are given on how to plant and grow seeds in a garden or in containers.
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Starting
With Nature: Plant Book
NSTA Recommends
Grades K–8
The broad focus of the book is on functions of plants—pollination, seed growth, flowers—and no attempt is made to identify specific plants, although those plants depicted are named.
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http://www2.nsta.org/recommends/product.asp?id=11713