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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.

Four illustrations of flowers in a grid.

Botanical Art

Learn about botanical art and create your own artwork.

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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: Leaf Patches

What happens when leaves don’t have access to sunlight? Let’s do an experiment to find out!

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Make your Own Leaf Skeleton

Leaf skeleton art was a popular activity for Anglo-American women in the 19th century. Try making your own!

Succulent plant with reddish green leaves. The leaves have yellow spine-like growths on the edges and on the back.

Aloe mitriformis

Look closely at this aloe. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Nature as Artistic Inspiration

How are artists inspired by nature? How do artists combine observation and imagination to create artwork? 

Nature as Art and Artist

Does art need to be made by humans to be considered art? Is nature art? Can natural processes create art?