Medicinal Plants on the Internet Project

English Version Translated by Jerry Lombardi and Angela Teixeira Silva

We're from the Corcovado School (Escola Corcovado) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since we're recently gotten excited about the possibility of developing a new project with our students on KIDLINK, we're inviting other schools to participate in it along with us. It's called "Medicinal Plants on the Internet". For a very long time people have used plants to cure themselves of a variety of ailments.

Considering that young people are deeply interested in environmental questions, conducting research about medicinal plants will provide them with an insight into the relationship between human beings and the natural world. Through this project, students will have an opportunity to let others know about the plants used in the regions where they live, and to become familiar with how people in other regions and countries use medicinal plants.

Planning and execution:

The research can be either individual or in groups. It should include

• The plant's common name
• Its scientific name
• Physical description
• What it is used for
• Part of the plant that is used
• Method of preparation
• Origin of the plant (climate and region)
• Tips for cultivation

Each research project that is sent should include:

• Name of the school
• City/Region/Country
• Name of teacher or project facilitator
• Names of students who participated
• Email address and "snail-mail" address

If the research includes illustrations or photos, they can be sent by email in graphic file format, or by regular mail.

Corcovado School project leaders: Danilo Carvalho Miriam Lerner Vanessa Marinho corcovaluno@ax.apc.org.br (Escola Corcovado)

Information Contact: Patti Weeg, Title 1 Computer Teacher, Delmar El. School, Delmar, Maryland, USA. Home Page: http://www.intercom.net/local/weeg

KIDPROJ WWW Contact: Grant Dougall, Educational Consultant: Technologies, Saskatoon Board of Education, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA. Web Site: http://198.169.140.21/

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Created September 1, 1996