1)  The four main objectives (i.e., "goals") of this initiative are:

2)  Find the curriculum guide. Clue: The answer to the next question can be found close to home…as close as your own backyard.

While learning about Florida's unique plants, students will also learn the difference between , , and plants along the way.

3)  The “key” to Lesson 1 / Part 2 (of the curricula guide) has to do with 4 types of aquatic plants: , , , AND

4) You've probably already clicked on this page (knowing how much teachers love FREE stuff). Answer the following questions, using this webpage, http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/education/teachresfree.html

4a.  Check out this link for assorted photos and illustrations found in Florida and the southeastern United States: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/allplants.html

You can search for images in this section using at least 4 different "categories." Plants by:  , , , and   .

4b. Using the "common name" list of plants, you can find out something about hydrilla's leaf margins, which are: . This is one way to tell the plant apart from other similar looking submersed plants (like egeria).

4c. Back to Free Resources: Your students are always asking "What is it?"    Now it's your turn…. 
What's the best way to get a plant identified, using our free identification service?
How should the sample be packaged?

4d. More Free Resources: Using the glossary of plant terminology, circle the correct definition for achene.
a persistent pain
a skin condition associated with adolescence
a sunflower seed
a deep tap root

4e.  Two other types of glossaries, on this free webpage, will help your students learn more about plant "anatomy." See A Glossary of and .

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