Botany and Art: Their Roles in Conservation

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Author:

Smithsonian Institutions

Subject:

Humanities, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS)

Collection:

Smithsonian Institutions

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

Students are introduced to the work of botanists and botanical illustrators, and specifically to their race to make records of endangered plant species around the world. Students examine illustrations, photographs, and dried specimens of endangered plants and consider the conservation value of an illustration over a photographic image. In a second session, students try their own hands at botanical illustration and follow the methods of a Smithsonian staff illustrator. Pencils, markers, tracing paper, and access to a photocopier are required.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Audio Lectures, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

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Smithsonian Instititions