Plants for Medicine Assignment
In this assignment you create a poster that includes the following
information about the medicinal plant you've chosen:
● Common name of plant
● Scientific name of plant
● A scientific drawing of the plant that includes:
- Roots
- Stems
- Leaves
- Flowers if applicable
● Describe the medicinal uses of the plant and specify which parts
can be used as such (for example: roots are eaten for pain
control)
● Identify where the plant naturally grows (include a map)
● Identify which indigenous people use the plant as medicine
● A link to at least 2 related websites
● Formatting should include: title, background, images, bullet points P1 Medicinal Plants Assessment
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Does not
identify
medicinal
properties
Basic or
incomplete
description of
medicinal
properties
Messy or
incomplete
diagram
Information on
location and
indigenous groups
is too general
Proficient description of
the medicinal properties
of the plant
Specific and detailed description of
several medicinal properties
Neat drawing includes
all required labels
Detailed drawing and labels of all
plant parts
Identifies location of
natural growing location
and the indigenous
people who use the
plant
Includes 1 o 2 extra bits
of information AND links
to 2 related websites
Detailed map and description of the
natural growing location, AND
identifies several groups of
indigenous people who use the
plant
Includes many extra facts and
information beyond basic
requirements AND links to several
related websites
No hand
drawing
included
Incomplete
Incomplete or
missing
websites
No extra
information added
AND only 1
website listed