1 Review the methods for constructing a cause and effect essay. 2  Introduce the Johnstown Flood of 1889 by reminding students that the Hurricane Katrina disaster was not the first major natural disaster in America. 3  Students will conduct research to investigate the Johnstown Flood.
Another, less-defined way to categorize bamboo plants into types is by the temperature in which each plant thrives: hot or cold. A few species that grow best in hot weather are Alphonse Karr, Golden Goddess, Fernleaf and Midori Green.
This of course goes from the largest group (kingdom) to the smallest (species). Bamboo is of the family Poaceae, which is the true grass family. Bamboo is then broken down further into 91 genera and over 1000 species which are within the various genera. For instance, the genus Arthrostylidium has 31 species.