Lesson Plan 3:
Plant Identification

Materials

- Copies of included worksheets of plant characteristics

- Copies of the included diagram worksheets

- Chalkboard/whiteboard or large notepads on easels (one for each team of students)

- Chalk/markers

- Large books (for plant press) or a few pairs of small boards connected with bolts and wing nuts

- Plain paper or tissue to place between the faces of a plant press

- The plant identification websites listed in the Resources section of this unit may be of additional assistance (http://www.enchantedlearn ing.com/subjects/plants/plant/ is an excellent resource for primary grades) plant identification field guides

- A field or playground with vegetation

- A variety of houseplants