The IB Science 9 class will be on a school field trip to the
Landslide Coulee on June 5th, 2014.
You will be participating in a number of activities during the field
trip. As part of your science class you
will be asked to locate and examine a number of the plants native to this
particular environment. You will use an
identification key that will be produced prior to your trip. The identification key should have a color
photograph of the plant along with a description of the prominent
characteristics of the plant. You will
take a picture of the plant and email or text it to blaine.pearce@rbe.sk.ca or
306-530-5637. In addition, you have been
provided with both the common and scientific name of the plant. You are to identify the meaning of the
scientific name as well as the genus and species of the plant. The list of plants to be examined is shown
below.
Gumweed (Grindelia Squarrosa) Wild
Strawberries (Fragaria glauca)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) Hawthorn
(Crataegus)
Common Plantain (Plantago major) Silverberry
(Elaeagnus commutate)
Goldenrod (Solidago) Sage (Artemisia)
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) Gooseberry / Wil
Current (Ribes americanum)
Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) Western Canada Violet (Viola rugulosa)
Cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada
Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis) White
Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
The identification key and description of the names along
with the genus and species will be due on May
26th.
Throughout the day the I.B students were able to find a total of 9 different plants of the 17 plants we were to look for on the trip. Some of the plants include: Goldenrod, Red Osier Dogwood, Sage, Silverberry, wild strawberries, Birch trees, Horse tail, Wild Licorice, and Western Canada Violets.
ReplyDeleteCool! I'm glad you were able to find so many. It's amazing the diversity of plant life that we were able to see on the trip. I'm always amazed by what grows on the prairie. We don't often have the chance to stop and explore like we did on the trip and it's amazing the things we discover when we're really looking and paying attention to the environment that surrounds us.
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