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Green leaves covered in thin red growths. The red growths have liquid on the tips.

Drosera capensis

Let’s explore a carnivorous plant: the Sundew! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

A pair of leaves that are yellowish green on the outside and red on the inside. The leaves have red spine-like growths on the edges., and these growths are partially interlocked.

Dionaea muscipula

Let’s explore one of the most famous carnivorous plants: the Venus Fly Trap! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Pitcher-like plant with reddish brown rim and a spotted interior.

Nepenthes truncata

Let’s explore a carnivorous plant: the Tropical Pitcher Plant! What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Black line illustration of a plant viewed through a magnifying glass.

Sunlight Investigation

How do different levels of sunlight influence plant growth and the structure of a habitat? Look for ways that a plant’s growth is affected by different levels of light.

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Be a Plant Detective

Can you solve the mystery and find the best home for these plants?

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Explore Plant Adaptations in Your Community!

Take a walk through your neighborhood, local park, or anywhere else where plants grow. What adaptations do you observe?

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Create a Herbarium Specimen

Preserve information about a particular plant for future generations.

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Activity: Leaf Etching

Create leaf etchings!

Drawing of a beaker, test tube, and plant within a circle

Experiment: Access to Air

Conduct an experiment to evaluate how access to air affects plants’ growth and survival.

Drawing of a beaker, test tube, and plant within a circle

Experiment: Access to Soil

Conduct an experiment to evaluate how access to soil affects plants’ growth and survival.