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Medicinal Plants | Plants and People
Many medicines you get from the doctor or the drugstore are made by scientists in a laboratory. But did you know that many common medicines we use today originally came from plants?
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Questions and Prompts for Educators
Check for Understanding
- What are some plants that Indigenous people use as medicine?
Take It Further
- Why are plants important in the work of scientists who develop medicines?
Create
- Draw or describe your own medicinal garden. What plants would you include in it? Why?
Make a Personal Connection
- Are there any plants that you use to help you feel better?
- Can you think of other ways plants might help you feel better?
Next Generation Science Standards: Disciplinary Core Ideas
- LS2.B: CYCLES OF MATTER AND ENERGY TRANSFER IN ECOSYSTEMS
How do matter and energy move through an ecosystem? - PS1.A: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
How do particles combine to form the variety of matter one observes?
