FORM 5 2022

BIOLOGY PBL PROJECT

• Name: Lai Hong Jie
• Class: 5sc1
• Title: Herbarium Specimen
• Teacher in charge: Miss Koh Qian Rou
MATERIALS:
• 2 pieces of A4 paper – compress and stick the plants on it

• Cellophane tape – Help to stick the plants on paper

• Iron – Dry the plants faster and makes the plant lies flat on paper

• Pen – Write down the information about the plants

Step 1

Place the plants on a paper and use cellophane tape

to fix its position. Compress them with another piece of paper and iron
Step 2
Let the plants dry under the natural
sunlight for 1 day
The plants’ flower and leaves will be
dried and turns to brownish colour (dry
stage)
Step 3
• After the plants have dried, iron it with
low heat to ensure they are in flat state
• Label all the information of the plants
on their respective papers
Binomial Nomenclature
• Binomial nomenclature is essential to integrate the
• The biological system of naming the organisms in which the name is
composed of two terms, where, the first term indicates the genus and
the second term indicates the species of the organism.
• Example : Durio zibethinus (Durian)
Panthera tigris (Tiger)
Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Equus africanus asinus (Donkey)

Precautionary step: Handle the iron carefully to prevent injuries