Please read the following hints before sending your email to Dr. Largent.

• Do basic research in the classroom and library about your topic.
• Tell Dr. Largent what you have learned in your basic research.
• Be sure to include your grade level in your e-mail.
• Make sure your topic is in line Dr. Largent's areas of interest: FUNGI, ALGAE, BRYOPHYTES (mosses and liverworts), LICHENS, CONIFERS and most PTERIDOPHYTES (ferns, club mosses, etc.).

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