Montana Science Content Standards

1. Joyce Lewis and Linda Luther4th GradeAnna Jeffries SchoolCut Bank, MT Plant Identification/Medicinal Purposes of Plants

2. Montana Science Content Standards • Content Standard 3 – Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures, and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment. • Content Standard 5 – Students through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures, and societies. • Content Standard 6 – Students understand historical developments in science and technology.

3. GTCC Science Curriculum Objectives • GR4.02 The student will identify parts of plants and their importance.

4. Montana Social Studies Content Standards • Content Standard 6 – Students demonstrate an understanding of the impact of human interaction and cultural diversity on societies.

5. GTCC Social Studies Curriculum Objectives • GR4MT.03 The student will compare and contrast the customs, contributions, and living areas of Montana Indian tribes. • GR4MT.12 The student will identify animal species and plant species that are native to Montana.

6. Indian Education for All Essential Understandings 1. There is great diversity among the 12 tribal Nations of Montana in their languages, cultures, histories, and governments. Each Nation has a distinct and unique cultural heritage that contributes to modern Montana. 3. The ideologies of Native traditional beliefs and spirituality persist into modern day life as tribal cultures, traditions, languages are still practiced by many American Indian people and are incorporated into how tribes govern and manage their affairs.

7. James Bank’s Approach to Multicultural Content • Additive

8. Procedure Day One • The students will read the Blackfeet story Pat Learns About Wild Peppermint using the SmartBoard. • I will bring spearmint from my yard to tie and hang in the classroom. Once the leaves dry, we’ll make it into tea.

9. Day Two • I will show mounted laminated pictures of plants, the students will choose the name and/or medicinal purpose of that plant on a pretest worksheet and pass it in. • The students will watch the PowerPoint of familiar prairie plants with their medicinal purpose and we’ll discuss tricks to remember them. I will show real specimens for some species. • The students will take a post test matching the plants with their medicinal purpose. During our plant unit in science we’ll use the plant samples and incorporate the medicinal information into our discussions.

10. Wild Chives • Treats coughs/colds, bulbs were ground and inhaled to clear sinuses, treat insect bites, stings, hives, burns, sores, blemishes, and snakebites, and it aids in digestion.

11. Prickly Pear CactusTreats diarrhea, skin sores, infections, and wounds Photo taken near Great Falls.

12. Western Blue Flax Cook it! Relieves gas, oil in seeds- helps tonsillitis, sore throats, coughs/cold, constipation, soften/soothe skin, treats eye problems.

13. Sticky Geranium Roots- stops bleeding, treats sores and chapped lips

14. Wild Licorice Tea of root- treats coughs, diarrhea, chest pains, fever, stomach aches Root-treats tooth- aches, and sore throats. Leaves placed in shoes absorbed moisture.

15. Rocky Mountain IrisRoots are poisonous!External application for skin problems

16. Wild MintSquare stem, reduces inflammation, good for upset stomachs and stomach cancer, relieves gas, treats fever, headaches, insect repellant- Rats and mice dislike smell of mint

17. YarrowTea and leaves applied externally treats burns, open sores, pimples, earaches, sore eyes, mosquito bites; Tea applied internally treats colds, diarrhea, fevers, diabetes, makes blood clot

18. SageBoiled- Reduces swollen feet and legs

19. WillowBark- just like aspirin-a pain reliever