Wetland plants and their interesting characteristics
Overview & objectives: Students will recognize wetland plants and learn about their interesting and unusual characteristics as well as adaptations they have made to live in different wetland habitats.
WHERE	Classroom
WHO	Teacher and parent volunteers
MATERIALS	• Lesson plans- attached • Photos of wetland plants- Venus Flytrap, Hooded PItcher Plant, Round-leaved Sundew, Horned bladderwort, Sphagnum Moss, Skunk Cabbage • Cartoon drawings of wetland plants (included in lesson) one for each child. • Crayons • Simple blank books of three pages of construction paper (explained in lesson) • YouTube video about carnivorous plants.
ACTIVITIES	• Explain that today we’re learning about wetland plants and what makes them cool and interesting. They will be asked to pick out the real plants from the imaginary ones. Show photos of real plants when discussing them. • Pass out one sheet per student and have crayons for them. • Read the descriptions in the lesson plan and instruct the kids to guess if the plant is real or not. If it is real they should circle the number on the cartoon drawing of the plant. • Students will then make a Little Green Monsters booklet. Color each drawing of the real plants, cut them, and glue into the booklets. • Watch YouTube video on carnivorous plants (link below).
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Notes, Photos & other resources: YouTube video: YouTube Original lesson and drawings below.