Students will: 1. Understand and define adaptation. 2. List at least three benefits to fire in fire adapted ecosystems. 3. Identify three native plants to Big Cypress National Preserve. 4. List three adaptations that plants have to survive and thrive with fire. 5. See fire as a natural and healthy part of South Florida ecology.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. Understanding Adaptation and Fire Ecology
2. Native Plants and Their Fire Adaptations
3. Native Plants and Their Fire Adaptations