This may be due to the fact that they remain in one place and have a few exciting behaviors. However, they do form the basic support of all life as we know it. Every living thing on the planet needs energy and almost all of the energy we use comes from plants as a food source. Besides plants, nothing else on the planet can produce its own energy, or photosynthesize. The plant kingdom not only supports life on this planet, it is also a library of information on the development of our planet, the source of oxygen we breathe, and a magnet for the carbon dioxide we, our automobiles, and our factories discharge.
Plants are noteworthy for two good reasons.
It would be imposible to sustain life on the planet without plants. This unit will integrate the use of the internet to assist students as they investigate and learn. Through visitation of websites students will learn about plant life from other parts of the country and programs designed to preserve and protect them.