Abstract
Some methods for teaching about plants using computer for the pupils of the elementary school have been researched, but their reports showed that the teaching using computer had less effect than that using explorative cards or illustrated books. In this research, the authors put some colored miniatures of plants and their data in computer and tried to adapt them to the teaching about plants for Japanese 3-4th graders. This research revealed that the explorative teaching about plants by using the computer with authors' built-in programs had effect as well as that of teaching using the explorative cards or illustrated books. Furthermore plants taught using exp1orative teaching produced good mental results, that is to say that teaching using computer allowed for easier understanding of plant species.
