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Resource Title: Teacher Resources | National Tropical Botanical Garden
Organization: National Tropical Botanical Garden
Description:

This resource is a teacher-facing education hub from the National Tropical Botanical Garden. The page gathers multiple kinds of classroom materials in one place, including the Sprout Learning video series, information about the Science Teachers Enrichment Program, downloadable Tropical Plant Coloring Books, and the Hawaii Education Series with videos and worksheets on topics such as ferns, canoe plants, and ahupuaʻa. It works best as a curated resource page for educators rather than a single lesson.

Target Audience: All
Instructional Roles: Enrichment, Main lesson, Planning
Environment: Classroom, Online only (e.g. interactive map), Self-guided
Content Type: Directory, Documentary, Interactive (Online), Publications
Type Of Engagement: Investigate, Observe, Play / Explore, Reflect
Format: Images, PDF Guide, Video, Webpage
Activity:

Teacher Resource Exploration and Lesson Selection
Educators browse the page to choose classroom-ready materials such as videos, worksheets, coloring books, and enrichment resources. The page can support planning lessons on tropical plants, Hawaiian culture, ecosystems, and place-based learning by helping teachers select the resource that best fits their students and setting.

Topics Covered:
  • Tropical plants
  • Hawaiian culture
  • Hawaiʻi ecosystems
  • Ferns
  • Canoe plants
  • Ahupuaʻa
  • Inquiry-based science teaching
  • Classroom plant activities
  • Place-based learning in Hawaiʻi

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