Leaf Collection
and Classroom Herbarium - Start a leaf collection, identify leaves
at leaf identification Web sites, press, mount, and label leaves (lower
elementary); collect, preserve and mount plants on herbarium sheets
and organize them for study and storage (upper elementary to high school)
(HTML version) (pdf
version)
Identify the trees
or flowers in works of art - Elementary students use online identification
tools to identify plants that artists depict in their works of art from the
Illinois State Museum's collection. Older students reflect on the possible
meanings of the plants to the artist or theme. An extension has students creating
works of art with a theme, focus, or subject of leaves, which they will present
to the class in context. (HTML version)
(pdf version)
Botanical Illustration
in Watercolor - Learn the basics of the career and art of botanical
illustration using drawing and watercolor media. (HTML
version) (pdf version)
Computer-Aided Botanical
Illustration - Use Plant Studio© Freeware to create, pose, and breed
plants as you learn about plant anatomy. (HTML
version) (pdf version)
Freehand Botanical
Illustration by Computer - Use Painter Classic software and a graphics
tablet and stylus to create hand-drawn or traced botanical digital paintings.
(HTML version)
(pdf
version)
Web Quest: Flower
Symbolism - Find the symbolic meaning of floral design motifs on Victorian
decorative arts objects by searching the WWW and create a stylized floral
motif of your own. (HTML version)
(pdf version)
Plant Adaptations
- Examine plants and online images of plants to discover the physical
adaptations that help them survive in their environment. (HTML
version) (pdf version)
