How Plants Survive

Here's an excellent article on 14 amazing plants and the unique characteristics they have that help them to survive. See if you can spot the parts of the plants we discussed this week, and how each uses them in different ways.

http://scienceray.com/biology/botany/14-amazing-plants-and-their-unique-characteristics/

Fun Experiments To Do At Home

Here's a great website that shows you all sorts of fun activities you can do at home with electricity and magnets. And what a coincidence that we will be working with both of these items this week in lab. Enjoy 4th graders.

http://library.thinkquest.org/6064/exper.html

Famous Historical Vegetarians

You all know Mr. Schlebus is a vegetarian (well actually I'm a vegan). Here are some other famous vegetarians in history.

http://www.peta.org/AutomatedCards/CardFiles/Pages/PreviewFlash.asp?CardID=veg48

Here are a few lists of famous people that are vegetarian/vegan. Find out if your favorite actor, athlete, musician or scientist made the list.

http://www.famousveggie.com/people.aspx

http://www.ivu.org/people/

7 Symbiotic Wonders of the Seven Seas

Evolution alone is an amazing thing - but species that evolve together can be all the more spectacular, protecting, feeding and cleaning one another in incredible ways. Symbiosis in action. Excellent article with wonderful pictures. Hope you enjoy kids.

http://webecoist.com/2009/02/01/symbiotic-fish-animals-sea-ocean-water/

Plant It Green!

Transform a burnt-out industrial town into a thriving, eco-friendly community!

http://zone.msn.com/en/root/deluxe.htm?code=116957173&RefID=31-116957173&GT1=29000

Baby Woolly Mammoth Found

Check out the frozen baby woolly mammoth that was discovered recently in Siberia.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288975,00.html

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Here are some ways you can help reduce, reuse and recycle. Specifically designed for you kids. Good stuff! Let me know what you're going to do to make a difference.

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm