What’s inside of a flower?

Often, our view of the desert is one with little to no life — perhaps a single cactus surrounded by nothing but sand and rocks. But, in Arizona, this is rarely the case!

Kids love trees. How do we know? They send us a LOT of questions about our bark-wrapped friends.

Learn basic information about the study of tree rings.

The “Try Crossdating Yourself!” online tutorial, teaches you the basic technique of crossdating using the “skeleton plot” method.

Obtain instructional exercises that help novices and experts hone their cross dating skills. Try a range of difficulties and applications.

Leaves turn from green to yellow and orange in the fall. The color has been their all along, but was masked by cholorphyll.

On Friday, June 12th we answered your question about trees and tree communication with scientists Alexia Constantinou and Katie McMahen of the Simard Lab at the University of British Columbia.

In this activity, students will learn the parts of algae, compare them to land plants, and rotate through exploration stations to investigate seaweed close up with their different senses.

In this lesson, students will investigate leaves up close to look for the structures responsible for gas exchange.

Students head outside to look closely for patterns of leaves in a shady environment vs. a sunny environment. In what ways are the colors the same or different?

What would you see if you could shrink down to fit inside a plant cell?