Description

Ethnobotany is the scientific study of interactions between human cultures and plants/plant environments. This includes a wide range of topics taken from an even wider range of disciplines. This lab considers many different levels and types of interactions and patterns of interactions between people and plants. Examples of interactions are taken from around the world, but most are examples of cultural uses of plants in Hawai'i and the islands of the South and Central Pacific.

All labs will meet in St. John 157, located off the courtyard to the East of the building. 

Daily lab format

1. Quiz at beginning of class.  On last lab’s materials (specifics, often I’ll ask for your favorite example).
2. No Exams.  But I reserve the right to ask questions from previous labs on each quiz, so don’t just learn something for the week. 
3. Lab exercise
   1. Activity with materials you have brought
   2. Activity with provided materials
   3. Group discussion

If you have a learning disability for which you would like accommodations, please contact your TA early in the semester.  Additional support can be provided through the KOKUA program on campus.

Grading System

Laboratory Attendance and Participation: 40%

Final Project Presentation: 25%

Homework: 10%

Quizzes 25%