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How to Make a Plant Field Guide

Science and Children—January 2010

Every year, an elementary school celebrates different aspects of Central Texas ecology. This year, they focused on Blackland Prairie, the ecoregion on which the school is located. A schoolwide event at the end of the year offers students the opportunity to teach their parents and their peers what they’ve learned. The Fourth- and fifth-grade science classes produced a campus field guide to showcase their school’s gardens to the event attendees. Completing this project gave students a deeper understanding of why they planted native or adapted plants in their garden and how these plants are adapted to the Blackland Prairie.
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