Florida Native Plants: Research Activity

Objective:  Students will investigate Florida native plants and their role in an ecosystem. 

Directions:  Each student will choose and research one Florida native plant from the list of plants provided on the regional plant web page (see below).  The student will create a poster about the plant for a presentation to the class and/or teacher. 

Materials:

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/natplant.html
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/education/regional_map.html
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/mgmtagen.html
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/education/dvd.html#careers

• Regional plant list and photos from (regional map) web page
• Graph paper
• Sketching paper
• Color pencils, markers, etc.
• Poster board

Activity: 
Students will research the following topics and include this information on their poster.  The poster must include a color drawing of the plant with major parts identified. 

1. A description, photograph or drawing of the native habitat of the plant.
2. Description of another living thing that is dependent on this plant.
3. A map of the geographic locations of the plant in Florida

During presentations, students should cover all the above items. 

A collaboration of the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
and the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management.
UE/EA 6/08/06
SSS: SC.F.1.2, SC.F.2.2, SC.G.1.2, SC.G.2.2, SC.H.1.2, SC.H.3.2, LA.A.1.2