Summary Look at leaf features and types of plants that are common to tropical plants and our native rainforest plants. Science content Biology: Features, Adaptations of Living Things (K, 1, 3, 7) Biology: Classification of Living Things, Biodiversity (1, 3) Activities in this lesson Plant features: drip tips, waxy coating, bendy stems Temperate rainforest plant features Materials plants with drip tips: indoor tropical plants, or planted beans etc temparate rainforest to walk in Procedure This lesson will look at some features of leaves and compare tropical plants with our temperate rain forest plants. Leaf features activity with discussion of the purpose of the purpose coating and drip tips. Walk in the local forest, looking for types of plants and temperate rainforest plant features the same as in a tropical rainforest. Return to classroom plants/planter boxes. Ask which of the plants have drip tips and waxy coatings, and if any of them are vines. Grades taught Gr 4
