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Purpose

This project is to give participtants in the 4-H workshop "Prairie Plants Pioneer: Ada Hayden and Identifying Prairie Plants" on June 25-26, 2018 the experience of identifying plants in the wild and then creating a digital entry. Subjects to be covered include natural resource management, botany, women scientists, and digital collections. The target audience is 8-12th graders, with 5 participants. The presenters are Debra Lewis, Herbatorium Director; Kim Anderson, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives, Co-Lead and Digital Initiatives Archivist; Laura Sullivan, Digital Initiatives Archivist; and Lori Bousson, Digital Initiatives Web Designer.

Objectives/Goals

  • To learn how to identify plants.
  • To learn how to research plants.
  • To learn about Iowa prairie plants and prairies.
  • To learn about women conservationists.
  • To understand what goes into making a digital resource

Workshop Description

Day 1 -- Tuesday, June 26, 2018

  • Ada Hayden Herbarium tour and Introduction to Iowa prairie plants.
  • Introduction to Ada Hayden
  • How to identify plants
    • Methods:
      • Use a key
        • Dichotomous and hierarchical -- leads you through a set of choices between two options
      • Google/reference book
      • Ask an expert

Day 2 -- Wednesday, June 27, 2018

  • Intro to digital collections and library resources
  • Introduce assignment
  • Use the key to identify an anonymized hand-colored lantern slide
    • Work with digitized versions of Ada Hayden’s hand-colored slides to develop a mini digital exhibit (
    • NOTES: Some are weeds, some are native plants. Some may grow more in wetlands, some grow more in drier places.
    • Components of description:
      • Common name, scientific name
      • Physical description (draw on keys and references)
        • 1.Color
        • 2.Height
        • 3.Leaves?
      • Habitat
      • Native/non-native
      • Where plant can be found/distribution
      • Interactions with pollinators and animals


List of Plants

Plant 1

Plant 2

Plant 3

Plant 4

Plant 5

4-H Workshops

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