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How Old Is That Tree?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Fifth graders study environmental changes by examining the annual rings of a cross-section of a tree trunk. They access websites to complete a worksheet on the parts of a tree. They count the annual rings on a tree slice while observing...
Worksheet
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Practice Estimating!

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
Bring math home with this interative estimating worksheet! Scholars make educated guesses about the number of six household items: crayons in a crayon box, keys on a key ring, coins in a piggy bank, trees in the yard, pictures on the...
Activity
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The Effects of Sunspots on Climate

For Students 8th - 10th
In this sunspots and climate change learning exercise, learners use a diagram of a tree stump and its rings to determine the age of the tree. They use sunspot data from the internet and they construct an Excel spreadsheet to compare the...
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Logs of Straw: Dendocronology

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the age of trees by analyzing tree rings.  In this dendocronology lesson, students examine sample images of tree rings and identify their age by the amount of rings.  Students complete a chart identifying...
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It's All in the Rings

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine how the environment influences tree growth. In this tree activity, students analyze the growth of rings to see how plants adjust to adverse conditions in order to survive.
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Trees for Tomorrow

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine how to plan for prudent use of trees so that we never run out of this natural resource. They determine what the oldest wooden object in their home is and draw picture of it. They observe a cross section of a tree and...
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Science: The Age of the Redwoods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how to estimate the age of redwood trees. They measure the trees' diameters by using string to calculate the circumferences. Students conclude by discussing the science of dendrochronolgy.
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Geometry in Nature

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners examine how the circumference, diameter, and the relationship of Pi of a circle are related. They count the summer rings of a tree to determine its growth.
Worksheet
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Where Have All the Apples Gone?

For Students 2nd
In this subtraction worksheet, 2nd graders examine three pictures of apple trees. They use the apple numbers to answer 4 problems.
Worksheet
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Pecans

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this calculator activity, students complete a task using pecans.  Students complete 4 short answer questions and a "challenge" question using reasoning skills and calculating their responses.
Interactive
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Probability and Statistics Pre-Test

For Students 8th - 9th
In this statistics and probability interactive worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice questions by applying the principles of probability.
Worksheet
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Mixed Operations Math Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math word problems learning exercise, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.