Life Cycles in Plants

Plants, like people, undergo their own life cycle. Beginning as seeds containing everything needed for them to blossom into full-grown plants, the seeds are dispersed across the land by water, air or animals (except ferns and bryophytes ). When seeds reach soil with sufficient essential elements they undergo germination and begin growing into fully formed…

The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

Flowers play an essential part in our ecosystem. Not only are they beautiful, attracting pollinators and providing food to animals; but flowers also filter toxins out, recycle carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere, and generate oxygen through photosynthesis. All plants go through an annual cycle of growth, flowering and producing seeds. Seedlings produce flowers which…

What Eats a Ladybug?

Ladybugs are beautiful insects to have around our gardens. Not only do they keep pesky insects at bay, they help our plants flourish by eating away at harmful aphids that would otherwise spread disease and disrupt growth. An interesting fact about them is their immunity to their own toxins! They will eat anything soft enough…

What Does Sea Turtle Eat?

Each sea turtle species has a specific diet depending on its habitat and available food sources, with different-shaped jaws to efficiently consume their favorite dishes. Green sea turtles feature finely serrated beaks to scrape algae off rocks and feed on seagrasses; hatchlings of these turtles are omnivorous. Hawksbills feature bird-like beaks for accessing cracks in…

Preschool Ocean Facts

The ocean is an amazing environment that can spark the interest and imagination of children of all ages. Home to many plants and animals that help regulate global weather patterns, its presence has an incredible power to amaze. It also houses some of the largest creatures on earth, like sperm whales. Here are some preschool…

Fun Facts About Rivers

Rivers play an invaluable role in society by providing drinking water and helping shape landscapes and supporting ecosystems. Some rivers can stretch over an incredible distance! Some even cross multiple countries like Russia’s Ob and Irtysh Rivers. Other rivers exhibit unusual colors; for instance, South American’s “blackwater” rivers feature waters which look similar to strong…