About
“Sort It Out” is Lyon Arboretum’s Grade 1 field trip, which explores the concept of trait variation in plants.
The “Sort It Out Digital Resources Bundle” is a way to bring our ti leaf traits game into your classroom, in person or online. Students will practice recognizing similarities and differences using a familiar, local plant: ti!
What’s in the bundle?
- This program was designed with the following NGSS standard in mind:
- 1-LS3-1: Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
- This program does not specifically address similarities and differences between parents and offspring, but it does serve as a way to practice observing similarities and differences within a species.
- Make observations using a familiar, local plant: ti!
- Designed with in-person classroom use and distance learning in mind
- Interactive!
- Your access fee goes to the Lyon Arboretum Education Department so we can continue to support Hawaii’s schools and our community by providing educational resources
The bundle includes
How much does it cost?
Our Sort It Out Digital Resources bundle is available for FREE!
Ordering instructions:
- Fill out our Google Form with your name, email address, phone number, and school name
- After we receive your information, we will share the resource with you. You may share it with your grade-level teachers in your school. However, we would like you to notify us so we can track how our resources are being shared and used.
You can view our license here.
How do the digital bundle and an in-person visit complement each other?
Teachers who have visited the Arboretum for the in-person Sort It Out field trip may recognize the “ti leaf game,” which we typically play during the indoor portion of our field trip. You can use the activities offered in this digital bundle as pre- or post-field trip activities, either to introduce the lesson or to review what you learned at the Arboretum.
If you plan to use the digital bundle activities in your classroom prior to your in-person visit, please be sure to contact us (LyonEdu@hawaii.edu) and let us know! We would be thrilled to work with you to modify your in-person Sort It Out field trip to spend more time outside exploring the Arboretum, get up close and personal with the ti varieties featured in the digital activities, or whatever best suits your class’s needs!
Do you have more resources like this?
Yes! Please visit our K-12 Education page for information about all our digital resources!
Contact us
Other questions, comments, or concerns? Please contact us at LyonEdu@hawaii.edu. You can also call our Education Department office at 808-988-0461