<p> Botany Links for the FTBG / Education Website • June 2014 List compiled by Chris Migliaccio, Professor of Ecology & Environmental Science, Miami Dade College / Wolfson Campus</p><p>How Science Works</p><p>All About The Scientific Method – a BBC podcast on the history of the development of the scientific method</p><p>The Symphony of Science - Spreading scientific knowledge and philosophy through electronic music remixes</p><p>Understanding How Science Really Works – from the University of California/Berkley’s Understanding Science website; loaded with grade level-specific teaching resources on the process of science</p><p>Plant Origins and Classification</p><p>How the First Plant Came to Be – A genetic analysis reveals the ancient, complex and symbiotic roots of photosynthesis in plants</p><p>The Evolution of Plants – a series of lectures from Yale University’s Teacher Institute</p><p>Interactive Plant Evolution Timeline – a Web tool to help visualize the circumstances and factors contributing to plant evolution. From the University of Cambridge (U.K.)</p><p>The Carboniferous Period – Images and information from BBC Nature on a time when plants dominated the world</p><p>The American Fern Society – One of America’s oldest plant societies, it is a wealth of information on the biology, ecology, conservation, and horticulture of this ancient plant group.</p><p>“Living Fossil” Plants – Three species of survivors from the geologic past: Ginkgo, Metasequoia, Wollemi Pine</p><p>What’s in a Plant Name? – a descriptive story of how the binomial classification system was developed</p><p>Evolution and Natural Selection</p><p>A Walk Through Time – An interactive walk through 4.5 billon years of Earth history</p><p>All About Apples – An encyclopedic article of everything about apples</p><p>Page 1 of 5 Evolution 101 – the nuts & bolts of the patterns and mechanisms of evolution; from the University of California/Berkeley. The finest online resource on the topic.</p><p>Darwin & Botany – the story of Charles Darwin’s work with plants</p><p>Adaptive Radiation in the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance – From one species, 28 different species in three genera</p><p>Plant Classification & Diversity</p><p>What is Biodiversity? – An educator’s guide to biodiversity</p><p>Why is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares? – An interdisciplinary look at the value of biodiversity</p><p>Florida Natural Areas Inventory – an NGO administered by Florida State University to gather, interpret, and disseminate information critical to the conservation of Florida’s biological diversity.</p><p>The International Palm Society – the Web’s most comprehensive source of information on palms</p><p>Introduction to the Cycads – A group of non-flowering seed plants existing from the Jurassic Period to today. A highlighted group of plants in the FTBG living collection.</p><p>The International Aroid Society – the Web’s most comprehensive source of information on aroids</p><p>The American Orchid Society – the home page of the Society whose mission is promote orchid horticulture, education, conservation, and research</p><p>Plant Growth & Organization</p><p>The World’s Oldest Living Things – a TED talk on a photographer’s quest to document the world’s oldest living organisms. Minimum age is 2,000 years.</p><p>Botanical Record Breakers – biggest, oldest, heaviest (and more exceptional) plants</p><p>Principles of Dendrochronology – everything you ever wanted to know about using tree rings to learn about trees and ancient habitats</p><p>The Cork Oak – the Mediterranean source for all things made from cork</p><p>Analogy vs. Homology – an illustrated description of how body parts of similar organisms are structured and function</p><p>Top Ten Heaviest Woods in the World – an illustrated database of heavy wood</p><p>Page 2 of 5 Plant Adaptations Baobabs – Gigantic tree examples of plants that thrive in dry environments</p><p>Coevolution – video lecture from Yale’s Open University</p><p>Carnivorous Plant Society of America – website loaded with carnivorous plant information including photos and horticulture</p><p>The Growth & Ecology of Strangler Figs</p><p>Pachypodium – The conservation and cultivation of Pachypodiums</p><p>The Botany of Desire – video on the coevolution of plants and humans</p><p>Plant Functions</p><p>Plants in Motion – time lapse images of tropic movements in plants; from Indiana University</p><p>Transpiration and the Water Cycle – from the US Geological Survey</p><p>The Discovery of Photosynthesis – a short history lesson from Bill Nye</p><p>C4 Photosynthesis – animated video lesson from Khan Academy</p><p>CAM Photosynthesis – animated video lesson from Khan Academy</p><p>Proper Planting in South Florida – a how-to guide for South Florida gardeners</p><p>NASCAR and Anaerobic Respiration – how the roots of NASCAR are connected to bootlegging</p><p>Plant Reproduction & Propagation</p><p>The Story of the Fig and Its Wasp – an example of coevolution from the Ecological Society of America</p><p>The Master Gardeners’ Handbook – extensive website from the University of Florida’s IFAS Extension Service</p><p>Sea Beans and Drift Seeds – a guide to biology, identification, and history</p><p>Alternation of Generations – teacher resources from the Annenberg Learner website</p><p>All About Cycads – the webpage of the Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia (a center of cycad diversity)</p><p>Page 3 of 5 The Passionflower Legend – how this family of showy flowers got their name</p><p>The Pollinator Partnership - the world’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. Lots of resources for educators</p><p>Caladiums Online – Bates’ Sons & Daughters (Lake Placid, FL) purveyors of exceptional corms for almost 70 years</p><p>South Florida Plant Ecology & Conservation</p><p>FTBG Center for Plant Conservation’s South Florida Program - maps, monitors, and researches plants and plant communities that are native to South Florida.</p><p>Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC) - A private non-profit organization that is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and long-term management of biodiversity on a regional basis, and to the prevention of regional extinctions of rare plants, animals and ecosystems.</p><p>Miami Dade County Government’s Environmentally Endangered Lands Program – Miami-Dade County’s program to purchase, conserve, and manage environmentally endangered lands</p><p>Prescribed Burns for Fire Management – Fire as a land management tool; from the South Florida Water Management District</p><p>The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan – the official website</p><p>Economic Botany</p><p>Ethnobotany: Plants Sustaining People – a rich collection of resources from the USDA</p><p>FTBG’s Tropical Fruit Program</p><p>How Beer Works – from howstuffworks</p><p>How Winemaking Works – from howstuffworks</p><p>Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida – a local association of tropical fruit growers and enthusiasts</p><p>FNGLA – Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association</p><p>Plants in the Classroom</p><p>Teaching with Plants – creative ideas from the UK for all grade levels</p><p>Page 4 of 5 Primary Teaching Resources: Plants – abundant, free downloadables from the UK</p><p>Botany Science Projects – from Botany Made Simple</p><p>43 Plant Biology Project Ideas – from Science Buddies</p><p>Biology Science Fair Project Ideas – from About.com/Biology (scroll down to Plant Projects)</p><p>Inquiry-based Activities for the 12 Principles of Plant Biology – from the American Society of Plant Biologists</p><p>C-E-L-L-O – Plant cell in a Ziploc bag – from Penn State University’s Materials Research Institute</p><p>Page 5 of 5</p>