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Student Guide for Trees Tree Ring Guide*	Why do leaves change colors?	.
Illinois links about trees	Crafts on trees From things you probably already have around the house (such as construction paper and egg cartons) Enchanted Learning creates seven tree-related craft projects. The colorfully illustrated step-by-step instructions are great for preschoolers and lower elementary grades.	Books about Trees
What grows when?	The Great Plant Escape	Plant webquest

Prairie Frontier	This is a seed company, but it has a very good database of prairie plants.
The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois	Maintained by Ken Robertson of the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Prairies of Illinois	This Illinois Department of Natural Resources site provides information about the flora and fauna present in Illinois prairies.
Fermilab Prairie Database	This database of prairie forbs and grasses can be searched by common or scientific name, color, height, etc.

See Also Habitats

My First Garden
This is a great website for introducing gardens to students including tools
needed, when to plant, what to plant, how to read seed packages, and MUCH more.

The Needs of Plants	The Parts of a Flower	The Different Jobs of Flowers
The Different Uses of Plants	Different Types of Plants	The Parts of Plants
How do plants and flowers grow?	Dandelions	Photosynthesis

Cypress Gardens	Missouri Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens	.

Growing a Garden

Please contact Esther Weiner for suggestions.