EDUCATIONAL MODULES
using Herbarium Specimens 

This educational module has been developed to introduce students to basic plant structures and functions, to have them create a graphic key to the differences in leaf shapes and veins, and to use the key to compare and contrast plants from the UF Herbarium collection.
 
PLANT PATTERNS
Sunshine Standards:
Grade 3-5 Science
 
Process of Life (SC.F.1.2)
  Nature of Science 
3 components:
Lesson Plan 
Plant Patterns Text
Plant Patterns Worksheet with:
  Key to roots and leaves
  My plant comparisons

 

A Collaborative Project 
with
Linking Florida's Natural Heritage