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Harve and Ester's Tree Company

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine the role of trees in their lives. They identify products that come from trees and their uses. They are read a book about trees as well.
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Remarkable Trees of Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students draw a picture of their favorite tree from memory, and then add detail as they learn more about leaf characteristics of Virginia trees. They will use their writing skills to nominate one or more of their favorite trees to the...
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Tree Identification

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this tree identification worksheet, students collect samples from different trees and identify them using the deciduous tree guide or the conifer key.
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Trees and Their Parts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students visit five learning stations to explore various aspects of trees. They look for tree names, match visual pictures to the written words of tree shapes, and observe the benefits of fencing and preserving new cut from wildlife.
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The History of Christmas Trees

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read an article on the history of the Christmas Tree. They discuss the article and talk about their experiences with Christmas trees.
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Recycled Tree

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine a sculpture by the artist Jin Soo Kim, and discuss the concept of recycling paper. They create a tree sculpture using recycled paper and reusable paper products.
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Optional Laboratory: Calculating Board Footage in a Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to complete an experiment calculating the amount of board footage in a tree. They record their data and answer questions at the end of the lesson. They create their own hypothesis as well.
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How Fast Does This Tree Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils work together to determine how fast trees go. They make predictions and complete simple measurements. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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What Effects Do Trees Have On The Environment?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars examine the interrelationship between trees, soil and people focusing on urban areas. They collect and analyze data about trees in their research area.
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Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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Tree Cookie Combat

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover what trees need to live and grow in the environment. They realize that trees sometimes interact or compete with other organisms as well as each other. They identify the physical characteristics of Utah's...
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Redwood Trees: How Tall?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice measuring the height of redwood trees. On a group walk, they observe the height of various trees and identify the species. In groups, they use their geometry skills and other techniques to measure the tree and determine...
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Geography of Idaho Trees

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss the variety of trees in Idaho and their specific locations. Working in groups, they draw pictures of the tree species and place them on a map of Idaho where they are prevalent.
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Ecology: Trees

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and identify the different layers of the forest. As a class, they observe real-life trees or analyze a poster, and discuss the characteristics of each forest layer. Students then draw a forest and label the...
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Learning About Trees

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the parts of a tree. In this earth science lesson, students draw a tree on construction paper and label the parts of the tree.
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Tree Encounters of the Close Kind

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write an imaginative paragraph from the perspective of a tree. In this environmental awareness instructional activity, students observe a tree and brainstorm a list of adjectives to describe their tree. Using this list, students...
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Trees-whiz

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover the importance of trees to the environment. After seeing trees in nature, they sketch various examples and collect all of them to create a book. In a journal, they develop questions they would want to ask a tree if it...
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Every Tree For Itself

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game where they are trees gathering sun, water, and nutrients and CO2 represented by pieces of paper or poker chips. They record their collected requirements and graph how they grew as a forest.
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Trees

For Students 4th - 5th
In this trees word scramble worksheet, students unscramble 15 vocabulary words that pertain to trees. A word bank is not provided for this difficult puzzle.
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The Banana Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research their family history and make a family tree. In this family tree lesson plan, students are given an example of a family tree with names, pictures, and descriptions of each person. They then are instructed to research...
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Tree Search

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders plan and conduct investigations to identify and record tree species. They complete Forest Plotter and write about tree species found and draw pictures of them.
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How Do We Know Which Trees to Tap?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine tree identification keys to identify maple trees for sap tapping. They interpret tree identification keys and mark maples that can be used for sap harvesting. They take digital pictures of the trees they identify.
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Looking at the Community Tree

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the characteristics of living and nonliving organisms. As a class, they observe a tree and describe the interactions between the living and nonliving organisms surrounding it. To end the lesson, they ask a question...
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Adopt-A-Tree Certificate

For Students 6th - 8th
In this adopt-a-tree certificate worksheet, students choose a tree and complete 3 observation questions as well as conduct some height and circumference calculations.

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