Young scholars use Clarisworks Word Processing and Spreadsheet, Quick-Take Camera and Software, and produce a publishable technical paper.

Young scholars identify various species of anurans by their skin coloration. They describe how coloration contributes to survival.

Students explore where insects live and how they have adapted to their environment.

Third graders observe insects in a number of habitats. They recognize which insect characteristics are adaptations to their habitats.

Students explore importance of a herbarium and start one of their own.

Fourth graders explore forest species' adaptations to fire by participating in a scavenger hunt and mapping a burned forest. Students create maps and explore how indigenous species adapted to living with fire.

Imagine a world without trees. Students can click on a barren field to see the transformation of the bare dirt by plants and trees. The authors include an online reference guide that lists the benefits of trees and an excellent...

An online resource for tree identification by common name, scientific name, leaf, or fruit.

You identify deciduous trees by the shapes of their leaves. Link to complete tutorial on types of leaves.

Tutorial on deciduous tree identification. Diagrams and descriptions of the four major deciduous tree groups.

Using their own classification methods students will identify the types of trees found around their school and neighborhoods. Students will then present their classification methods to the class. Later students will use dichotomous tree...

This activity serves as an introduction to tree identification and helps middle schoolers learn about the natural world around them. While exploring trees of Minnesota, students will recognize biodiversity of trees and learn how to...

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...

An interesting activity where students observe and identify the trees in the schoolyard, then create a field guide for others to use.

Young scholars observe differences in tree leaves leading them to an understanding of the terms deciduous, evergreen, and coniferous. Children will compare and contrast leaves and then, viewing a chart key, use what they know to help...

Identify a tree using this interactive identification tool.

Students go outside to look for trees and gather leaves. Working cooperatively they will sort and try to classify the trees by the characteristics of their leaves.

After reading about trees and having a class discussion, young scholars go to a local park to observe trees and collect leaves. Back in class, the leaves are sorted and identified to see what tree types are most common. Additional ideas...

An excellent starting point. Get a good description of what the dichotomous key for tree identification is and then directions for using it to identify trees.

Site chronicles Wisconsin's Evergreen and Conifer trees. There are descriptions of the various tree types. Additionally, site details the uses of these trees in nature. Ideal for grades 4-8.

In this Biology field activity, students collect tree leaves and seeds to make an identified collection after drying in a plant press, a phone book, or in magazines.

In this investigation, young scholars will use the school courtyard to identify different plants native to Minnesota, including both trees and wildflowers. They will record the common name, scientific name, and several important features...

This collection of resources provides Arbor Day classroom activities for students in areas ranging from science to the arts. Students can learn plant identification, write poems or plays and quiz each other on tree facts.

College-level instructor's notes describing taxonomy. Explanations and images give a chronological history of the science of classifying organisms.