Handbook:Example 12 grammar school: Trees and shrubs in town
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1 School level
Adapted for the use in grammar school (16 to 18 year old pupils), only available in German.
2 Identification tools
Identification key trees and shrubs in the city of Graz (Austria) with 160 species.
3 Further resources:
- PCs or Laptops with an internet connection
- Pedagogical support material (provided by the teacher)
4 Scenario
- Teachers contacts local KeytoNature partner
- Local KeytoNature partner provides a list of organisms (e.g. trees and shrubs in the city of Graz)
- Teachers brings specimen in the classroom
- pupils identify alone or in groups of two the species based on the key on the PC or Laptop
- Teachers evaluate the key after the course to the purpose of continuous improvement
5 Background information
It is essential to have basic knowledge on identification and identification characters. The KeytoNature experts have developed several tools for pedagogical support:
- Identification Key: “Bestimmungsschlüssel für die häufigsten Bäume und Sträucher im Stadgebiet von Graz“
6 Summarising the experience
Report on the experiences from the field will be soon available on this site.


