Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Learning to see what is seen in nature Botany Challenge encourages students to get outside, discover their world and really see By CARL E. FEATHER - Staff Writer - cfeather@starbeacon.comStar Beacon “You must have a glass to see them,” Bottorf said.
“They really get into it,” Howe said. “You can’t just look at a plant and say, ‘Yeah, that’s a rose.’” Even the experts can be fooled. Bottorf said that during a practice session this year, a student picked up on a plant that the advisers had marked incorrectly. Another challenge facing the organizers is dealing with nature’s timetable. This year’s challenge was planned for the Gulf. However, spring is taking its time arriving there, and because the book they use requires the plant be in blossom to key it, organizers had to find a location where plants were blooming. That meant moving farther south, although the warm spell played havoc with the wildflowers there, as well. Once every team has taken the challenge, the sheets are scored and winners determined. They were announced at a picnic-type dinner for students, their parents, school administrators and challenge volunteers held at Jefferson United Methodist Church last night. Every school receives $50 for participating; the schools of the top three teams get prize money, as well. All team members and volunteers receive a T-shirt. Bottorf says it costs about $2,000 a year to do the challenge, and the organizers are very grateful to their volunteers and donors for their support in both money and expertise. “We could not do this thing without the Cleveland Museum of Natural History,” said Bottorf. “Jim Bissell (curator of botany) is really terrific to us.” 
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