Title
Arizona Plant Booklet: An Introduction to Arizona Plants & Cacti

Grade Level
4+

Protocol
Vegetation and Beetles/Seeds

Abstract
This lesson will introduce students to the variety of plants & cacti in their community. It will increase their awareness of the species as they collect samples or photographs of the trees & cacti in their area. This will lead them to the identification of their samples. This will link to the identification of the different palo verde trees and to the study of the bruchid beetle as defined by the Ecology Explorers protocol.

Creating a School Herbarium can be a great extension to this activity.

Author
Marge Fons - Sirrine Elementary School

AZ Standards

• 4SC-E1 Construct classification systems based on the structure of organisms
• 4SC-E7 Explain and model the interaction and interdependence of living and non-living components within ecosystems, including the adaptation of plants and animals to their environment

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