Plant classification is the science of naming organisms and organizing them into a hierarchical structure. Each level has a name, class, order, family, genus, and species. There are four main categories.
Read the recently published nonfiction book, then learn more at the websites:
GROW written by Riz Reyes and illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows is a family guide to plants and how to grow them. Readers explore fifteen different types of plants and their plant families. For instance, children learn about pumpkins as part of the larger gourd family. Effectively combining science, history, and hands-on activities, this appealing picture book will be of interesting to parents and teachers as well as young readers. The book concludes with a glossary and information about plant classification. ARC courtesy of Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of ABRAMS.
PLANT SCIENCE from Growing with Science provide examples of common plant families from the Carrot Family to the Maple Tree Family.
To visit Plant Families I, go to https://blog.growingwithscience.com/2015/11/plant-science-plant-families-i-the-food-crops/
Go to Plant Families II, go to https://blog.growingwithscience.com/2015/11/plant-science-plant-families-ii-trees/
PLANT CLASSIFICATION FOR KIDS is a YouTube video from Brainy Garden that describes the organization of living things including the Kingdom Plantae.
To visit the website, go to https://youtu.be/LeSeUM5k10M.
THE PLANT KINGDOM is a YouTube video from Happy Learning English that shares four groups of plants.
To visit the website, go to https://youtu.be/IYxfz1PSfZ0.
ARC courtesy of Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of ABRAMS.
