Uses of Plants

Plants are all around us.  There are flowers to look at, grass to walk on and trees to climb outside.  These things are good but how about plants that can be used for something else?  Surf the web and discover some other uses for plants.

Check out these web sites to answer the questions.

Plant Information

Go down the page toPlants and our environment
1.  Without plants we would not have clean air to breathe.  Plants take in __________  _____________ and give out _______________ which we breathe in.

2. Heat, light, and ___________ are basic essential needs for all except the simplest types of plants.

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Plant Uses
 

3.  List three uses of plants:
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4.  How do animals use plants?
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Fruits and Vegetables
5. Choose a friend from the Explorer Zone.
     Circle who you chose:
            Amber Orange
            Barney Broccoli
            Bobby Banana
            Kenny Canned Pineapple
            Lucy Lettuce
Write one neat fact you learned about your friend.
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 kids CORNer- ethanol
6. What is the United States #1 renewable resource?_________________

7.Why is Ethanol a good fuel?___________________________________
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kids CORNer- plastic
8. New plastic products are being made from what?
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Rainforests
Choose:
"Rainforests are full of life"
9. Medicines from rainforests can help fight what disease?
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 Go back to the main page for rainforests and choose:
"Seven steps for Kids to take"

10. What is one thing you can do to help rainforests?
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Wonderful World of Trees
Go to the box on the left side of the screen and find the words
"Uses of Trees"
Click on these words.

11. What are three uses of trees?
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Now you know how important plants are to us.
The next time you see a plant think about what it can do.
 

Resources

Animated Posey.[online image]available
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/dirframes.htm March 20, 2000

Animated Daisy.[online image]available
http://www.freefever.com/graphics/anatural2.html  March 28, 2000

Animated Gords.[online image]available
http://www.animfactory.net/miscellaneous.htm March 20, 2000

Animated Flower Line.[online image]available
http://www.animfactory.com/html/31490_lw.html March 20, 2000

Tree.[online image]available
http://www.superclipart.com/cgi-bin/click.cgi?thumb=nature\trees\natr015_big_thumb.jpg March 27, 2000

Paper background.[online image]available
http://www.sakar-handmadepaper.com/main.html March 20, 2000