Rooting Students in their Botanical History

September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

The Hollister Herbarium at Tennessee Tech University will implement “Rooting Students in their Botanical History” — an educational module targeted for 11th and 12th grade biology students. The module will address “plant blindness,” a phenomenon defined as the failure to notice or appreciate plants. The herbarium will collaborate with three Tennessee high school biology teachers, a videographer, and a graduate research assistant to increase knowledge, awareness, and appreciation of plants over the three-year project. Students also will get to know herbarium specimens as an essential resource for information about the natural world.

Funders

IMLS

Funding Program: Museums for America

Award Number: MA-245379-OMS-20

Funding Amount: $173,289

TEAM MEMBERS

Shawn Zeringue-Krosnick

Principal Investigator

Tennessee Technological University

Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Life science

Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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