You check your many field guides to locate a name and a description for the beautiful plant, but alas, you find none.  "We must report our findings to the Plant Preservation Society at once," you say as you carefully make detailed drawings and observations of its looks, special features, and meals.

Upon your return home, you create a 3-D model of the plant, give it a suitable name, write an entry for a Plant Field Guide, and create a Hyperstudio Presentation for the Plant Preservation Society.  You are excited to have your names associated with the discovery of a new plant species!

Carnivorous Plants and Their Habitats
There are lots of images on this site of carnivorous plants in their natural settings.

Terrarium Construction
Instructions and tips for putting together a high quality Carnivorous plant terrarium.  Click on the links at the bottom of the page to learn about specific Carnivorous plants.

Caring For Your Venus Flytrap
Description, habitat, and care sheet for the well-known Carnivorous plant.

New Jersey Wildflower Fact Sheet
Even though it's The Garden State, we don't usually think of New Jersey as the native home for rare flowers and Carnivorous plants. What makes the New Jersey Pine Barrens area so good for these plants?

Thinkquest: Savage Garden
A simple, student-designed website about Carnivorous plants.

Galleria Carnivora
Click on one of the rooms on the map or go to another floor. This site is filled with photos of carnivorous plants and their habitats.

Carnivorous Plant FAQ
THE site for carnivorous plant information. This site answers lots of
common questions about Carnivorous plants, including what is the largest Carnivorous plant species. Use the arrows at the bottom to navigate.

International Carnivorous Plant Society Member Galleries
This page features links to small galleries of photos that follow certain themes such as flowers and the Rare and Unusual.

Carnivorous Plants Facts and Descriptions
General facts and information about carnivorous plants.

Carnivorous Species
Click on one of the photos to learn more about that particular species.

Carnivorous Plants of Florida
Compare these plants with those of Australia below.

Australian Native Carnivorous Plant Gallery
Some of these plants are very similar to North American Carnivorous plants and some are unique to Australia.

2.  Then with your partner, use the Internet Resources to learn about general features of Carnivourous plants and specific characteristics of some plants that interest you.  Record your findings on an Idea Web created using Inspiration software.

3.  Choose the best features to guide you in your 3-D creation of your "new" Carnivorous plant.  Use construction paper and available classroom materials to create a realistic model of your plant.

4.  Using Microsoft Word, a digital camera, and a scanner; create your field guide entry.  Study the entries in the book, National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Wildflowers, by Scholastic, as a model.  Be sure to include a digital camera picture and information about where it is found, its height, its habitat, blooms, and what it eats.

5.  Finally, create a Hyperstudio Stack for your "new" Carnivorous plant that has a card for each of these topics:  Its looks, what it eats, how it eats and catches its prey, and its special features. 

Present your Field Guide Entry, your 3-D model, and your Hyperstudio stack to your classmates as practice for the Plant Preservation Society.
 

1.  Your level of cooperation and participation. 

 2.  The quality of information gathered from your research and            displayed on your Inspiration Idea Web. 

3.  The neatness, completeness, and quality of your project; including the 3-D model, Field Guide Entry, and Hyperstudio Stack.

A Rubric will be used to grade your multimedia project.

What adventure is calling your name next?  Good luck on your next expedition!