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Discover Mediterranean Plants Tour
Kindergarten-First Grade
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The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden showcases a
collection of plants that are native to the five Mediterranean climates zones of the world.
The
Mediterranean regions are widely separated from
each other geographically and the flora of each
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distinctive, having developed independently
for the most part. Nevertheless, the plants
share remarkably similar characteristics that
allow them to thrive in these unusual
conditions.
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The Discover
Mediterranean Plants at the San Luis Obispo
Botanical Garden gives youngsters a rare chance
to see what plants from far away places in the
world look like and to appreciate the beauty and
diversity of plant life in their local
communities here on the Central Coast of
California.
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The materials are
aligned with the new Science Content Standards
for California Public Schools and also are
integrated with language arts, social studies
and math lesson plans. We hope you enjoy
discovering the botanical wonders of the Mediterranean regions of the world that are
displayed right here in the San Luis Obispo
Botanical Garden.
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BASIC CONCEPTS
The garden tour is designed to illustrate five key concepts:
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There are five Mediterranean
climate regions of the world.
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Each region has its own distinctive collection of
plants that differ by color, shape, texture, appearance, smell, and structure.
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Most plants, no matter where in the world they grow,
have the same plant parts: leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds. |
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Most plants have the same requirements to grow: Sun,
Soil, Water and Air. |
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Seed bearing plants follow the same life cycle of Seed,
Sprout, Plant, Flower, and back to a Seed.
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California State Standards Covered
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Science |
K |
1st |
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Life Science |
2.a, 2.c |
2.a, 2.b, 2.e |
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Investigation & |
4.a, 4.d |
4.a, 4.d |
Experimentation |
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Language Arts |
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Reading |
1.13 |
1.1 |
Reading Comprehension |
2.3 |
2.2 |
Writing Applications |
1.1 |
2.2 |
Listening & Speaking |
1.1, 1.2 |
1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
Speaking Applications |
2.1, 2.2 |
2.1, 2.4 |
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History/Social Science |
K.4 |
1.2 |
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Mathematics |
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Number Sense |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Algebra & Functions |
1.1 |
1.3 |
Measurement
& Geometry |
1.1, 2.1 |
1.1, 2.2 |
Statistics, Data Analysis
& Probability |
1.1 |
1.1, 1.2 |
Mathematical Reasoning |
2.1 |
2.1 |
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Click here to sign up for a tour.
Click here to
view the Pre-school tour details.
Click here to view the
Mediterranean Plant Adaptations tour details
Click here to view the
California Natives / People and Plants tour details.
Click here to
view the learning from the Land tour details.
Click here to view the
World Ethnobotany tour details.
Click here to
view the Biogeography tour details.
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