Making+a+Plant+Field+Guide,+Continued

=**__Creating Our Field Guide in the Garden__**= Students continue to produce their field guides. Today students observe plants in the garden. They draw detailed pictures of two new plant species. They write descriptions for each leaf, such as it's color, shape, texture, and size.
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 * A student- scientist observes a plant and draws one of the leaves. || Here she finishes her leaf drawing. Behind her is the GLOBE weather station. ||
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 * Here she thinks about all the details she must add to her drawing. She thinks, "What is the leaf shape? How does the leaf feel? How many veins does the leaf have? || A student uses the garden field guide as a reference as she draws her leaf. She labels the plant species because the field guide helped her! ||

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