Recognizing Plants

Size of the group 2-6
Age of the members 7+
Equipment/working environment Paper and pens, a task card and a basket or bag for the plants, forests
Aims To learn to recognize plants, to learn to walk in the nature, to feel the relaxing influence of the nature
Remarks –

Description of the exercise:

Customers try to find certain plants and try to find out, which of them are spore-bearing plants. Customers collect the plants in the basket or take a picture of them to show in the assessment situation.

Instructions for the advisor:

  1. Give instructions, paper and pens to the customer for performing the task.
  2. During the assessment of work results, advisor can bring out for example following matters:
  • Lichen´s structure is simple and small and often it takes the food straight from the outer surface.
  • Hanging moss can grow in the ground, in the trees, in the rocks and in the walls.
  • Polypody’s stick is straight, long and thick.
  • Hair cap moss is dark green moss, which shape reminds of small-sized pine seedlings.

Instructions for clients:

  1. Try to find hanging moss, lichen, hair cap moss and polypody.
  2. Try to find out, which of them are spore – bearing plants and write down.
  3. Collect them in the basket or take pictures of them to show in the assessment situation.

    Link to worksheet (including solutions)