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Whether you’re a teacher looking for engaging, plant-centered lessons or a student curious about the natural world, you’ll find resources to help expand your knowledge and deepen your care for the land. From hands-on activities and worksheets to videos and interactive tools, everything here is designed to support learning rooted in our islands’ ecosystems.
There’s so much to discover! Let’s grow together -
one bud, one plant, one lesson at a time.
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ʻĀina Scavenger (Hunt 2) | Kamehameha Schools
Organization: Kamehameha Schools
Description: ʻĀina Scavenger Hunt 2 is a hands-on outdoor investigation that asks students to use kilo (observation) and prior knowledge to explore plants, rocks, erosion, sounds, smells, textures, and other feat...
Grade Levels:
3rd - 5th grade K-5 Educators, Facilitators
3rd - 5th grade K-5 Educators, Facilitators
Alpine Ecosystems Activities | Hōʻike o Haleakalā
Organization: Hō‘ike o Haleakalā
Description: This resource is a place-based science curriculum module focused on Haleakalā’s alpine/aeolian ecosystem. It is part of the Hōʻike o Haleakalā curriculum, a free high school science curriculum designe...
Grade Levels:
Educators/Facilitators, High School, College, 7th–12th grade, 6th–12th grade
Educators/Facilitators, High School, College, 7th–12th grade, 6th–12th grade
Nā Mū ʻEkolu | Three Mountain Alliance
Organization: Three Mountain Alliance
Description: Nā Mū ʻEkolu (“The Three Ws”) invites learners to uncover the three natural ways native Hawaiian species arrived across the ocean—by Wings (Manu), Wind (Makani), and Waves (Moana). With illustrated wo...
Grade Levels:
All
All
Youth Programs | Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Organization: Hawaiʻi Land Trust (HILT)
Description: This page is a directory of Hawaiʻi Land Trust youth opportunities designed to help develop future ʻāina stewards and strengthen young people’s pilina (relationship) with ʻāina and community. HILT des...
Grade Levels:
6th grade and above High School, College Educators, Facilitators
6th grade and above High School, College Educators, Facilitators
Ōhiʻa Love | Department of Forestry and Wildlife
Organization: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Description: This printable coloring sheet features Ethan ʻIʻiwi, a cheerful depiction of the native Hawaiian bird Drepanis coccinea, perched near an ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom. The activity introduces keiki to the impo...
Resource Type:
Craft / Art activity
Craft / Art activity
Grade Levels:
K-6
K-6
Native and canoe plant trees and shrubs for Maui landscapes | Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Organization: Maui Nui Botanical Garden
Description: This resource is an online plant collection page focused on native and canoe plant trees and shrubs for Maui landscapes. It is part of a project supported by the MALU initiative and is intended to pro...
Grade Levels:
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education
