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Does One Tree a Forest Make?

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Students take a walk around the schoolyard looking at and identifying the trees. One leaf for each tree is collected. A chart is developed that represents the population of trees on the school ground. They keep journals and write an essay.

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school habitat, trees, science
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Grade
2nd - 4th
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Science
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5 days
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