Curated OER
Creating a Leaf Collection and Herbarium
Students gather and identify leaves for a collection. They discuss how a leaf's form reflects its adaptation to its environment. They press the leaves in a book and glue them on construction paper.
Curated OER
Trees and Their Parts
Students visit five learning stations to explore various aspects of trees. They look for tree names, match visual pictures to the written words of tree shapes, and observe the benefits of fencing and preserving new cut from wildlife.
Tramline
Virtual Field Trip: Temperate Forest Biome
Travel with your students on a Virtual Field Trip to learn about Temperate Forest Biomes. You will also discover many informative and interactive websites.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Leaf Identification
You identify deciduous trees by the shapes of their leaves. Link to complete tutorial on types of leaves.
University of California
Ucmp: The World's Biomes
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
Other
Montreal Botanical Garden: Trees Inside Out
A comprehensive resource on trees, covering many topics, including growth, needs, diversity, and identification. There is a section profiling botanists who work at this arboretum, and another where the public can present questions to the...
Other
North Dakota State University: A Guide to Deciduous Tress
Tutorial on deciduous tree identification. Diagrams and descriptions of the four major deciduous tree groups.
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Other
Coillte: Module 3: Learn About Trees [Pdf]
Print and complete the activities and experiments in this 22-page handout to learn more about how a tree lives, seeds and planting them, types of trees, and trees and wildlife.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Budburst Fall Colors
In this Inquiry, students engage in a debate between two characters about when a bed-and-breakfast (B&B) should have a fall leaf-peeping special to maximize the guest experience. Students are introduced to Budburst, a citizen science...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Dichotomous Tree Key
Identify a tree using this interactive identification tool.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Autumn Leaf Scrapbook
Learn how to examine a deciduous tree and how to identify the various leaves by their shape and color. There is a guide to leaf terminology with helpful accompanying diagrams.
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University: Guide Through Eastern Forests
This site from the Penn State University provides photos and brief descriptions of trees found in the eastern U.S. deciduous forests. Scientific and common tree names.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Univ: Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
General description of the U.S. temperate deciduous forest with photos and long list of deciduous trees found in this biome.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Simple, but thorough explanation of fall colors in deciduous forests. Where the color comes from and how trees lose their leaves.
Other
42 Explore: Trees and Forests
This is a site with links covering multiple areas of tree and plant study. Great illustrations and information.