Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Old Is That Tree?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
One of the best ways to learn about a tree is to look at its annual rings. Tree rings show patterns of change in the tree's life as well as changes in the area where it grows. In this lesson, students will trace environmental changes...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Journey Through the Trees

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The teacher will discuss the importance of trees with the students. The teacher will provide photographs of various trees that grow in Russell Cave National Monument and the surrounding North Alabama area. The teacher will discuss...
Handout
PBS

Nova: Build a Tree Ring Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity is an introduction to the branch of science called dendrochronology. Discover what this science tells us about the past and see if you can create a tree ring timeline by matching up band patterns from several different trees.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Be a Tree Ring Detective [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the reason why trees have rings. Then use your skills of inquiry to decide which tree samples are the oldest, based on their rings.
Interactive
Other

Interactive Data Structure Visualizations: Binary Tree Traversals

For Students 9th - 10th
A great visualization / animation tool that illustrates the different traversal algorithms used with binary trees.
Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Shape of Trees: The Frustration Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of images shows the work of biologist Karl Niklas on the adaptations and evolution of plants. From The Evolutionary Biology of Plants.
Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Solomon's Tree Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching guide for Solomon's Tree, a story written by Andrea Spalding and illustrated by Janet Wilson, provides a synopsis of the story and an explanation of how the book evolved. The book is about a boy's relationship with a maple...
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Trees of Pride"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for G. K. Chesterton's story, "The Trees of Pride."
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: Insect Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Identify and match insects on the insect family tree.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Trees in a Diagnosis Game

For Students 9th - 10th
In this dynamic data science activity, students use data to build binary trees for decision-making and prediction. Prediction trees are the first steps towards linear regression, which plays an important role in machine learning for...
Handout
NC State University

Horticulture Information Leaflets: Overcoming Seed Dormancy: Trees and Shrubs

For Students 9th - 10th
Good list of examples of how dormancy in tree seeds can be overcome. In the discussion, you'll pick up a fair amount about dormancy in plants.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Tree Rings, Ice Cores, and Varves Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about tree rings, ice cores, and varves. Includes a question to check for understanding.
eBook
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Flower and Tree Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the reproduction chapter from an online text, courtesy of the Forest Biology Department of Virginia Tech. Learn about trees, their flowers, and other details of their reproductive cycle.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Holly Tree by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1899, one work is Christmas story, The Holly-Tree. This book was written by Charles Dickens.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: How Many Trees?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this formative assessment task, students are asked to find the density and the estimated number of trees in a forest, given certain parameters. Samples of student responses and possible...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Tree Diagrams and Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan helps students develop tree diagrams and figure probability of events based on diagrams. Lots of resources are available to support teachers and students at this website.
Primary
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man in a Tree" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[This site offers the text and audio of the limerick "There Was an Old Man in a Tree" by Edward Lear. You can listen to the poem online or download it.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Apricot Tree

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Apricot-tree, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Apricot Tree

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Apricot-tree, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother's Story, the Old Ash Tree

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Mother's Story, the Old Ash Tree by Emily Chubbuck Judson, a book of stories for children.
Website
White House Historical Association

White House Historical Association: Christmas Tree Themes

For Students K - 1st
The White House Historical Association takes a look at how Christmas has been celebrated in the White House throughout history. A chronicle of how Christmas trees have been decorated and the themes used by the various First Ladies. Also...
Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the historical novel Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
eBook
Other

Siyavula: Textbooks: Mathematics Grade 11: Probability: Tree Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn what a tree diagram is and how to solve a word problem while using one. View the solution steps and examples for three different problems. Then practice by solving four word problems on your own and checking the answers to see how...

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