Plants+Alaska

Five photos to respresent the topic Giant Skunk Cabbage

Muskeg in the fall

Mushrooms



Fireweed

Questions about the topic after looking at the photos (1 per school). Please state which school is asking question. Responses listed after each question.

Question from Kingsclear Consolidated School in New Brunswick, Canada Picture 1
 * 1) How big can the Giant skunk cabbage get?
 * 2) What are the ideal growing conditions for it?
 * 3) Does someone in your class own that garden?
 * 4) Is this an adult plant or can it get even bigger?

Picture 2
 * 1) Why are they called muskeg?
 * 2) Did the leaves fall off because it was fall?
 * 3) Is this tree dead or alive?
 * 4) What environment does muskeg grow in?

Picture 3
 * 1) What is the size of the mushroom head?
 * 2) Are they poisonous to humans
 * 3) Can they grow in marshes or only forests?
 * 4) What type of mushrooms are these?

<span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Picture 4
 * 1) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">What is the name of this plant?
 * 2) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Are they considered a flower or a plant?
 * 3) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Are they in bloom in this picture?
 * 4) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Do they come in different colours?

<span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Picture 5
 * 1) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Why is it called fireweed?
 * 2) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Do they have to live at high altitudes?
 * 3) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Is that a river or a lake in the background?
 * 4) <span style="color: #f63c3c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Are they related to lupins?