What are the major differences in plant species found in your local habitat and in that of Olympic National Park? Objective Students will be able to make observations of different plants that live in their local habitat. By the end of the lesson students will be able to compare the similarities and differences of their local plant life to the plant life in the coastal region of the Olympic National Park. Background Before the lesson the teacher will need to be able to identify some basic plant life in their local school yard as well as the plant life that can be found in the coastal regions of Duration: 90 Minutes.