First Studies of Plant Life (Yesterday's Classics)
by George Francis Atkinson Author
(From Amazon): A guide to discovery of the forces at work in the world of plants. Through germinating seeds and varying their growing conditions, students learn by observation the different ways seeds germinate and young plants respond to moisture and light. Further experiments shed light on the manner of nourishment, respiration, and reproduction. The reader is given plenty to ponder since the text often poses questions without supplying answers. The life stories of the sweet pea, oak, ferns, moss, and mushrooms and an account of some of the forces plants have to contend with in their struggle to survive encourage students to continue to read and interpret their surroundings. An engaging introduction to botany for middle school and beyond.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781633340909
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 24
- Pages
- 280
- Suggested Grades
- 7th - 12th
- Publisher
- Yesterday's Classics
- Copyright
- 2017
Chapters
- I How Seedlings Come Up From the Ground
- II How the Seeds Behave When Germinating
- III The Parts of the Seed
- IV Growth of the Root and Stem
- V Direction of Growth of Root and Stem
- VI Buds and Winter Shoots
- VII The Full-Grown Plant: The Plant
- VIII The Full-Grown Plant: The Stem
- IX The Full-Grown Plant: The Root
- X The Full-Grown Plant: The Leaves
- XI How the Living Plant Uses Water to Remain Firm
- XII How the Root Lifts Water in the Plant
- XII How Plants Give Off Water
- XIV The Water Path in Plants
- XV The Living Plant Forms Starch
- XVI The Work Done by Plants in Making Starch
- XVII The Kind of Gas Which Plants Give Off While Making Starch
- XVIII How Plants Breathe
- XIX The Sensitive Plant
- XX The Behavior of Plants Toward Light
- XXI The Behavior of Climbing Plants
- XXII The Behavior of Flowers
- XXIII How Fruits are Formed
- XXIV How Plants Scatter Their Seed
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