Place-based education is a form of teaching and learning that allows the teacher to understand the cultural norms of the learners and ensure that cultural norms and local content are reproduced within the classroom so that learning is meaningful, student-centered, and applicable. The traditional definition of place-based education focused on integrating the local environment into science topics, but the definition has evolved to include the incorporation of the local community, its history, culture, and people (Smith and Sobel 2010). This type of teaching and philosophical reasoning is focused on making classroom content more meaningful to students by connecting the content to the lives of the students through local awareness, issues, and people. The methods associated with this philosophy include field trips, local guest speakers, lesson plans focused on local topics, and activities or labs focused on the natural settings around the school or community. The authors strived to achieve just that, exposing students to a local culture and science environment that immersed students in the local heritage, history, and cultures surrounding sweetgrass baskets, weaving with the ecological landscapes and ecosystems. Although place-based education can be used for the study of any subject related to the local community and culture, the authors concentrated mostly on the science of the surrounding estuaries coupled with local history and culture. This article discusses how students gain a sense of place during an integrated unit featuring a Lowcountry plant. (Contains 3 resources and 3 online resources.)