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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students visit a Christmas tree farm. They survey different kinds of evergreen trees and note their characteristics. They observe many similarities and differences between tree species. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study the tree identification cards, identifying conifers sheet, and western forest cards. From the information gathered from these resources, each team help create a tree riddle book of 12 trees of Washington State. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify what makes a seed, what gymnosperms are and where they can be found, and the importance of gymnosperms. They identify conifers and explain how they reproduce. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate a variety of tree species, measure their height, diameter, determine the age and the market value of the trees. Distinctions are also made between different conifers in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify characteristics of different types of trees and view a PowerPoint presentation about trees. They explore a dichotomous key and use it to identify the species of different trees. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students become familiar with the life cycle of a tree in this cooperative lesson. Throughout the lesson, students are engaged in activities wherein they can study about the life cycle through literature and fine arts. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the species of pine trees that are found in their area. They use unlabeled "mystery" samples and a dichotomous key to identify the pine trees to species. After identification, they use a field guide to answer worksheet questions about the similarities and differences between the species. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students look at the different reproductive parts of mosses, ferns, and conifers. They dissect a pine cone, look at the back of frons, and look at moss under a microscope. Students identify the different reproductive parts of the non vascular plants. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read, discuss and take notes over pages 633-640 over the Life Cycle of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers. They discuss what they recall about life cycle. Students are asked to fill in the blank type questions and straight forward questions. They relate new information on plants to information about haploid and diploid cells that they were taught in the genetics section. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students compare and contrast characteristics of conifer and hardwood trees. After collecting samples of branches around the school, they classify the branch as hardwood or conifer. Groups of students identify given twigs. They go outside and identify trees around the school. Using a given website, they identify natural resources. Full Review »
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