First Studies of Plant Life
by George F. Atkinson
Description: 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.
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Table of Contents
1. PART I: THE GROWTH AND PARTS OF PLANTS
2. How Seedlings Come Up from the Ground
3. How the Seeds Behave When Germinating
4. The Parts of the Seed
5. Growth of the Root and Stem
6. Direction of Growth of Root and Stem
7. Buds and Winter Shoots
8. The Full-Grown Plant and Its Parts: I. The Plant
9. The Full-Grown Plant: II. The Stem
10. The Full-Grown Plant: III. The Root
11. The Full-Grown Plant: IV. Leaves
12. PART II: THE WORK OF PLANTS
13. How the Living Plant Uses Water To Remain Firm
14. How the Root Lifts Water in the Plant
15. How Plants Give Off Water
16. The Water Path in Plants
17. The Living Plant Forms Starch
18. The Work Done by Plants in Making Starch
19. The Kind of Gas Which Plants Give Off
20. How Plants Breathe
21. PART III: THE BEHAVIOR OF PLANTS
22. The Sensitive Plant
23. The Behavior of Plants toward the Light
24. Behavior of Climbing Plants
25. The Behavior of Flowers
26. How Fruits Are Formed
27. How Plants Scatter Their Seed
28. PART IV: LIFE STORIES OF PLANTS
29. Life Story of the Sweet Pea
30. Life Story of the Oak
31. Life Story of Ferns
32. The Life Story of the Moss
33. Life Story of Mushrooms
34. PART V: BATTLES OF PLANTS IN THE WORLD
35. The Struggles of a White Pine
36. Struggles against Wind
37. Struggles for Territory
38. Plant Societies
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