Plant Science, Pollination, and Mālama ʻĀina Investigations

Students choose among activities such as:

• Reading about roots, stems, and leaves and then observing plant stems outdoors.
• Tracking weather twice a day.
• Studying the puakenikeni lifecycle.
• Observing and drawing a lifecycle found outdoors.
• Learning about the many uses of plants through the Lāʻau video.
• Investigating albizia trees as an invasive species.
• Deciding whether albizia should be removed and supporting that decision with evidence.
• Learning how pollination works.
• Observing flowers and identifying the stigma and pollen dusters.
• Investigating the relationship between bees and plants.
• Brainstorming ways to prevent bees from helping invasive plants spread without harming the bees.
• Creating an artistic product to teach an ʻohana member what was learned.