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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recycled Tree

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine a sculpture by the artist Jin Soo Kim, and discuss the concept of recycling paper. They create a tree sculpture using recycled paper and reusable paper products.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trees, Trees, Trees! - Adopt A Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students adopt a tree, take a bark rubbing from that tree, and conduct research about that type of tree. They write an original piece about their tree using three facts and in a genre of their choice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

30 GOOD REASONS FOR TREES

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners create their own book of ideas about saving the environment. They research information the role of trees in the environment. Then make a large tree for a classroom bulletin board and put the leaves on the tree.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Art of Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify parts of a tree and use observation and art techniques to depict the growth of a tree from seedling to crown.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning to Prune

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils examine different pruning techniques and practice pruning trees.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tree Search

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders plan and conduct investigations to identify and record tree species. They complete Forest Plotter and write about tree species found and draw pictures of them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All About Trees

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine and explore how trees are an integral part of daily life. They analyze works of art by Robert Harris, read studenT literature, and create their own artworks.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

People & Trees

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Every Tree For Itself

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game where they are trees gathering sun, water, and nutrients and CO2 represented by pieces of paper or poker chips. They record their collected requirements and graph how they grew as a forest.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trees and Their Parts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Woods and Pond

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore their natural surroundings. They recognize that ponds and woods are ecosystems and compare differences between the two. They identify trees by their bark and leaves.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Traditional Uses of Wood

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore properties of wood used to make cultural items and make a ring and stick game.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Christmas Trees

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read an article on the history of the Christmas Tree. They discuss the article and talk about their experiences with Christmas trees.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Redwoods at Redwood National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from NatureScene describes the characteristics of redwood trees at Redwood National Park. [4:02]
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Lesson Plan
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Activity: Trees and Air Quality

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site offers lessons and activities designed to supplement study of the environment and ecology. Concise explanations are presented on the importance of trees in our world. Also, problem solving and creative thinking is encouraged...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Minnesota Tree Leaves

For Teachers K - 1st
In this biology field exercise, students will collect leaves, describe differences seen in casual and detailed observation and give reasons for the importance of trees. Students will use their five senses to take a closer look at leaves...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Plant Life in Our Nature Center

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Nature Center activity, students will apply knowledge from our classifying living things unit. They will compare what they already know about leaves to actual leaf samples. After collecting 5 leaves and keeping them in a journal,...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Trees

For Teachers K - 1st
In this investigation, students will record an observation (drawing) of a tree in their science notebook. Following the observation, students will discuss what they observed and a list will be created by the classroom teacher. Based on...
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Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: Las Plantas

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures of trees, flowers and other plants interact with audio and the written word as you move your mouse over the illustration. Vocabulary is in depth enough to be at an intermediate level.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Oak

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about oak trees: their taxonomy, evolution, habitats, morphology, significant oak forests around the world, and a list of species that are endangered. (Published: December 22, 2010)
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Interactive
Other

Montreal Botanical Garden: Trees Inside Out

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Other

North Dakota State University: A Guide to Deciduous Tress

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial on deciduous tree identification. Diagrams and descriptions of the four major deciduous tree groups.
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Lesson Plan
Other

National Arbor Day Foundation: Tree Diversity Activity [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After teaching your students about a trees' growth characteristics, and landscape functions assess them by having them create a diverse community forest using the worksheets provided. This PDF document requires Adobe Reader.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Gardens: What Trees Provide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan from the Smithsonian Gardens introduces young scholars to concepts of habitat as well as to help them understand the importance of trees and what they provide.