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British Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers information about trees that are native to Britain. It gives a tree guide, with common and Latin names, and it has pictures of each of the trees and seeds. It also offers links to other sites about vegetation in Enlgland.
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Trees

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn more about the science of trees. Towering plants that help our planet.
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Other

Perspective: The Plant Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know their are about 270,000 plant species? This webpage investigates the phyla of the plant kingdom. Learn how plants are classified based on their tissue structure, seed structure, and stature. Each division is described with...
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EL Education

El Education: 2005 Tree Calendar

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a calendar created by kindergarten students after studying about trees. The students drew pictures of trees for each month to fit the season, wrote an informative statement, and created the calendar.
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EL Education

El Education: A Park Grows in Portland

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This field guide was a cross curricular project created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine. Students engaged in multiple fieldwork visits to the Deering Park (across the street), during which they observed trees, recording with...
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Woodland Trust: Nature Detectives

For Students 3rd - 5th
Become a nature detective when you join the wildlife club. There are an abundance of activities to do, fun things to create, games and puzzles to play, and much more all designed to help you become a nature expert.
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Handout
Royal Botanic Gardens

Plant Cultures: Banyan Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource provides an introduction to the banyan tree, plant profile, history, medicinal uses, and more. Pictures supplement the text.
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Trees for the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Trees for the Future promotes and supports reforestation and environmentally sustainable land use, in cooperation with local groups and individuals in their own communities around the world.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Arbor Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduce Arbor Day to Kindergarteners. It contains embedded web links that promote student interaction with question/answer options, and the flipchart pages allow students to use the pen...
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan: Have You Ever Met a Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan has pupils identify trees, perform bark rubbings and sketches, collect leaves, and then introduce a tree to their classmates.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Portia Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Portia Trees (Thespesia populnea), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Morton Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Morton Arboretum (Lisle, Illinois), learn about its programs, resources, collections, gardens, and special invents.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: My Life as a Tree

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan introduces young scholars to three parts of a tree and how they function. Extensions can be easily added such as studying the tree rings for evidence of disease, fire, and other detrimental effects on a tree.
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CNN

Cnn: Forests Shrinking at Alarming Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
News release citing global deforestation evidence.
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Other

The Ginkgo Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the tree Ginkgo Biloba, its benefits to human health.
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Curated OER

Snow Covered Trees

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Snow-covered trees.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Trees

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Trees."