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NOVA Evolution Lab Lesson Plan
It doesn't matter if you look on land, in the air, underground, or in water—evolution is everywhere. Scholars complete worksheets with multiple question types as they progress through six online missions creating phylogenic trees.
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Tree Friends
Learners are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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My Giving Tree
Students identify native and invasive trees. In this ecology lesson, students survey trees in their schoolyard and identify the species. Students adopt a native tree sprout and record the growth in a journal.
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Tree Hunt
Students identify the common trees of Iowa and make observations while creating a key. In this tree hunt lesson, students write a letter to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to receive a pamphlet of Common Trees of Iowa. Students...
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Methuselah Tree
Students examine how scientists determine the age of living and non-living trees. They simulate the role of a tree-ring scientist, crossdating tree-ring samples and determining which sample is the oldest and the age of the samples.
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How Old Is This Tree?
High schoolers work in pairs to determine the age of a tree using two different methods in this experiment. They collect data about how trees change over time.
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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence
Students explore the concept of living snowfences. In this tree instructional activity, students read, "The Living Tree," brochure and discuss the ecological benefits of planting trees to create living snowfences. Students draw plans for...
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Student Exploration: Measuring Trees
In this measuring trees worksheet, students explore the internet program Gizmo about measuring trees and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 22 questions.
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Tree Cycles
Fourth graders investigate the life cycle of a tree by researching the Internet. In this plant life lesson, 4th graders observe The Life of a Tree website and discuss the life of a tree from sprout to death. Students create a...
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Season of an Apple Tree
Students identify how seasonal changes affect plant growth. In this agricultural lesson, students read The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and are shown pictures of how apple trees blossom through the seasons. Students match each picture...
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Building a Tree Stand or Tree House
Young scholars, in groups, design and create a model of a tree stand or house. They create a budget using given criteria. They try to sell it to the class.
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The Apple Tree: A Counting Book
In this counting book instructional activity, students complete a 21 page book with an apple tree theme. Students read the sentence telling how many apples the tree should have and cut and paste apples to match that number. There is one...
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Why Are Thinning Trees Important?
Students investigate thinning trees and why they are important to the forest. In this sustainable environment instructional activity, students role-play as if they are trees in the forest and simulate the overcrowding and inability...
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Baobab Tree Math
In this tree math learning exercise, students read about baobab trees and answer math word problems about them. Students complete 3 problems including distance problems, making a chart, and calculating measurements.
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A Tree Is A Home...
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders answer 12 clues to find the answers to a crossword puzzle that is focused on things that live in trees. They use words such as butterfly, tree frogs, raccoons, and squirrel.
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Growing a Literature Tree
Third graders use prior knowledge of fairy tales and fables to create a literature tree map. They categorize literature as fiction or nonfiction and use bubble maps to show features.
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The Kapok (Ceiba) Tree
Students explore the rainforest. They listen to The Great Kapok Tree and create a web using Inspiration software. They research kapok trees and create posters to make others aware of the plight of the rainforest. They role-play the...
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Tall Trees- Describing Trees
In this tall trees description worksheet, students choose a tree and write down words that describe that tree. They circle the words from a list that also describe the tree. They close their eyes, touch the bark, and describe it. They...
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Roosevelt's Tree Army
Students access prior knowledge of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In this trees instructional activity, students understand how each of the trees parts are helpful to society. Students participate in the planning of a tree planting...
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Christmas Trees and Traditions
In this Christmas worksheet, students research the internet to find facts about Christmas trees and traditions. Students complete 9 short answer questions.
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Lollipop Tree
Students plant a lollipop stick and bean seeds. In this plant lesson, students water the seeds everyday until they start to sprout, after which they tie lollipops to the tree.
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Visualizing Trees
students draw what they visualize after the teacher reads a page from the book Oak Trees. They share their pictures and compare how they visualized the tree being described.
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Fall finger tree
In this fall tree worksheet, students cut and paste the leaf and apple shapes onto a tree made from their fingers. Students have 6 shapes to cut out.
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Wetlands Trees of Pennsylvania Puzzle
In this Wetland trees of Pennsylvania worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about the Wetland trees of Pennsylvania. Students complete 20 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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