A Model of the Middle Rio Grande Valley
River of Change: Who Grows Where?
Bosque Plants
Description: Students place plants into the proper habitat on the bosque model. As the model changes with human alteration students add exotic plants and change the location of other plants based on changes in the habitat.
Objective: Students will:
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become familiar with some plants that grow in the bosque; and
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be able to differentiate between native and exotic plants.
Materials: Drawings of plants, descriptions of the plants( Rio Bravo and Rio Manso), and "Changing River"; activity materials for Rio Bravo and Rio Manso.
Extension:
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Combine this activity with "Who Lives Where"; to compare animals and plants. Look for opportunities to place animals on the model with the plants that provide their food or shelter.
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Use the animal cards from "Who Lives Where"; with these plant cards to do "The Web" activity
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Oral history extension: send plant drawings home with students to ask elders about local names, uses of the plants, and stories about them.
View a PDF list of plants of the Rio Bravo and their Scientific Name
View a PDF list of plants of the Rio Manso and their Scientific Name
