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Environment: Understanding Change

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Students predict changes that will occur in the environemt after trees are cut down around a house. They focus on changes in the hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. By examining the rings in a tree's trunk, they hypothesize its age and identify the parts of a tree system that contribute to its life.

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the biosphere, the hydrosphere

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biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, science
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Grade
1st - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
5 days
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