# A pocket-sized plant portrait

Make an accessible guide to looking closely at local plant life.

Editorial scope adaptation: the report’s foraging-guide concept is used here for observation and accessible design, not food identification or consumption.

## Audience

Nature observers and people practicing accessible information design.

## Learning goal

Combine observation, source-linked descriptions, and a clear page layout.

## Materials

Notebook, camera or sketching materials, and reliable botanical references.

## Optional AI role

Suggest plain-language wording for source material you supply; you review names and descriptions.

## Finished artifact

A three-subject observational plant guide with captions and sources.

## Seven-day plan

- [ ] **Day 1**: Choose three plants to observe without collecting them. Sketch their setting.

- [ ] **Day 2**: Record visible details such as leaf shape, texture, and color.

- [ ] **Day 3**: Consult reliable references or an expert community for names; retain identification status.

- [ ] **Day 4**: Draft a short observational description for each subject, without edibility or use instructions.

- [ ] **Day 5**: Arrange the descriptions and original images into a small, readable guide.

- [ ] **Day 6**: Ask a willing reader to describe the information they can find. Improve captions and layout.

- [ ] **Day 7**: Finish the guide, add source credits and observation dates, and note a seasonal question.

## Next turn

How would the same plants look in a different season?