MEMORY CARD GAME
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To learn and identify different types of plants, specifically plant leaves.
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Plants have a range of characteristics that help us to identify a specific plant. Often we observe plant leaves as they have a diverse range in shape, colour, size, to leaf arrangement. When we are able to recognize these certain characteristics we can even make comparisons between species and understand if certain plants are closely related.
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Local Name
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is passed down from generation to generation through oral tradition. With increasing urbanization and lack TEK application, we are losing this knowledge and along with it the traditional names and uses of native plants.
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Therefore, it's important that we record and remember their traditional names.
English name
Scientific name
CONTENT OF
THE CARD
MATERIALS
48 different types of cards - 96 total
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Split into Set 1 and Set 2
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Set 1: Local plants in Kokrobite
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Set 2: Plants grown in the OKO Agroforestry project
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Goal: Match cards and win the most sets.
SKILLS
Categorization
Identifying and pairing similar shapes, lines, and colour.
Reading
Learning the plant's, local, English, and scientific name.​
Social & Developmental
Testing short-term memory skills, attention and focus as players need to keep track of cards opponents pick up.
EXAMPLE CARDS
LEAF CHARACTERISTICS CHART
Edges
Smooth
Lobed
Toothed
Veins
Pinate
Palmate
Paralle
Arrangement on the stem
Opposite
Alternate
Whorled
Arrangement
Simple
Palmate
Shape
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Linear
Olbong
Lanced
Inversely lanced
Pinnate (odd)
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Pinnate (even)
Twice pinnate
Heart
Inversely heart
Egg
narrow-based
Diamond
Spoon
Oval
Triangular
Egg
wider-based
Round
Spear
Arrow
Deeply lobed
Spiky
Kidney
Fan
Holes across
Double lobed
Star