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In the Spring of 2004, Gabrielle Martino, PhD, in conjunction with Jennifer Lee, the third and fourth grade classroom teacher, developed and taught a botany unit as part of the class' science curriculum.  The unit focused on the flowers of the spring blooming plants growing around the school.  The children typically identified and gathered the flowers outside and then brought them back to the classroom to dissect them.  Taxonomy, structure and function were discussed, as well as some of the uses of the plant.  The children were cautioned that though wild plants are used extensively for both food and medicine, they are never to eat them without a responsible adult's instruction.  The handmade book above was the model book, and each child produced his or her own version.

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