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Tropical Botany: Back to the Basics

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Friday, April 7 at 9:00am to 2:00pm

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

In this workshop for K-12 teachers, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will provide an introduction for teachers to botanical and ecological concepts including plant classification, morphology and plant-pollinator interactions. Using appropriate grade level pedagogy and a combination of teaching methods including lecture, plant dissections, lab activities, independent and cooperative inquiry, and guided outdoor instruction, teachers will learn interdisciplinary teaching methods to easily adapt to the classroom.

Open to K-12 teachers. 

Presented by the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and co-sponsored by the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC). Made possible with support from LACC's US Department of Education Title VI Grant. 

Event Type

Academics, Workshops & webinars

Audience

Private

Website

https://fairchildgarden.org/science-a...

Department
Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
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