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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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Science Enrichment (Week 3) | Kamehameha Schools
Organization: Kamehameha Schools
Description: This science enrichment packet focuses heavily on plant structure, plant life cycles, pollination, invasive species, mālama ʻāina, and scientific observation. Students are asked to choose one activity...
Grade Levels:
3rd - 5th grade K-5 Educators, Facilitators
3rd - 5th grade K-5 Educators, Facilitators
Our Nurseries | Mālama Learning Center
Organization: Mālama Learning Center
Description: This page introduces Mālama Learning Center’s plant nurseries at Pālehua and Kapolei High School. Together, the nurseries grow an average of approximately 50 plant species at a time. Staff and volunte...
Grade Levels:
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education 6th grade and above
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education 6th grade and above
Caring for Our Forests in the Face of Climate Change | Department of Forestry and Wildlife
Organization: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Description: This ArcGIS StoryMap explores how climate change is impacting forests, wildlife, and freshwater systems across Pacific Islands, including Hawaiʻi. It highlights rising temperatures, shifting rainfall ...
Grade Levels:
All
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Go Native: Growing a Native Hawaiian Urban Forest | Hawaiʻi Forest Institute
Organization: Hawaiʻi Forest Institute
Description: This resource is an urban forestry and native plant education project from the Hawaiʻi Forest Institute. It includes a grower’s guide, videos, plant postcards, and related resources that encourage res...
Grade Levels:
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education
Educators, Facilitators High School, College Adult Education
Images | Starr Environmental
Organization: Starr Environmental
Description: Starr Environmental is the personal site of biologists and environmental consultants Forest and Kim Starr, based in Hawai‘i. Known for their extensive botanical and fauna surveys across the Hawaiian I...
Resource Type:
STEM investigation
STEM investigation
Grade Levels:
All
All
Pala Ka Hala Poster | Ke Kula ʻo Poʻowai Nui
Organization: Ke Kula ʻo Poʻowai Nui
Description: This resource is a free downloadable poster-size print of the words from the mele “Pala Ka Hala.” The page says it should be reviewed before watching the related YouTube video with Nanea T.V. to learn...
Grade Levels:
Educators, Facilitators K-5 K-6 3rd - 5th grade
Educators, Facilitators K-5 K-6 3rd - 5th grade
