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Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees.  For this ecology identification lesson, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and describe their trip while identifying as many leaves and trees as possible.  Young scholars create leaf print t-shirts using wax paper and fresh leaves.

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tree identification, trees

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ecology lesson, shirt printing, tree identification, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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