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Activities for Kindergarten to Grade 1
- My Own Mini-Forest:
How terrariums work, long term care and plant choice - A is for Apple:
Info, quizzes, and worksheets related to apples and Johnny Appleseed - Dancing Trees:
Illustrated guide of trees as animal habitats
Audio of bird songs and sounds - Watch Those Beans Sprout:
Time lapse video of sprouting seeds - radish
Activities for Grades 2 to 3
- Tree Chain Game:
Tree info, puzzles, quiz
Time lapse video of sprouting seeds - radish
- My Terrarium Community:
Games, pictures, info about soil
How terrariums work, long term care and plant choice - Pen Pals:
Tree info by State (USDA or State-Tree)
Illustrated tree identification guide - Meet Wangari Maathai, Tree Planter and Nobel Peace Prize Winner:
The Story of Wangari Maathai
The Greenbelt Movement
Info for kids about Kenya and Wangari Maathai
Photos and info for kids about Kenya
Info on Kenya for facilitators
Video about a girl planting trees in Africa - Four and More:
Ideas for kids on how they can help the earth
Eco-friendly ideas for kids
Recycling/compost game - Getting to Know Trees:
Illustrations of trees and tree parts
Diagram of tree structure - Quiz for kids:
What products come from trees
Info about products that come from trees
Activities for Grades 4 to 5
- From Beast to Beauty:
Info on invasive plants - Sensing a Tree:
Info on conifer trees
Tree identification video
Online dichotomous key - Shape Poems:
Selection of tree poems
Example of tree shape poem
More tree poems - Peaceful Trees:
Greenbelt Movement
The Story of Wangari Maathai
Interview with Wangari Maathai about trees and peace
Info for kids about Kenya and Wangari Maathai
Photos, maps and info for kids about Kenya
Quick facts, statistics about Kenya
Video about a boy who helps the land in Africa - Paper Makers Get Ready:
Info on ancient papermaking in China
Instructional video for paper making
Info on papyrus
Video on making papyrus
Activities for Grades 6 to 8
- Stream Detective:
Info on stream pollution sources - Escape to the Riparian Zone:
Info for use in discussion and activity - How Can I Be a Hummingbird:
Video of Wangari telling the hummingbird story
Video of Wangari telling the story with images
Greenbelt Movement
The Story of Wangari Maathai - Not Just Bark Deep:
Info on invasive plants
Image of baskets made from invasive plants - Scavenger Hunt:
Background on renewable and nonrenewable resources - Tree-Mendous Trees:
Video of scientists measuring the tallest tree in the world
Tree identification video
Online illustrated tree identification guide
Online dichotomous key
Activities for Grades 9 to 12
- Carbon Footprint – One Step at a Time:
Climate Change Calculator
Ideas for kids on how to “green” their lives
Animation and quiz about global warming
Animation and quiz about the carbon cycle - Trees as Habitats:
Radio transcripts about trees as habitats
Info and illustrations about animals living in trees - Designing a Smart House and Yard:
Video and report on a green home built in MN
Video/photos of “green” house building competition - My Personal Folktale:
Spirit of Trees - Tree Diversity – Exploring Field Identification of Woody Plant Leaves:
Common Trees of the North Carolina Piedmont – detailed descriptions and photographs of some trees form the southeastern United States.
Dendrology at Virginia Tech – An extensive database of fact sheets for trees across the entire United States with descriptions, photographs and range maps, organized taxonomically by family and species.
Ohio Trees – A comprehensive listing of trees found in Ohio with leaf identificaiton features in addition to valuable photographs. Organized by common name with scientific name and family provided.
Common Trees of Pennsylvania – Organized by common name, this listing of Pennsylvania trees includes many eastern species and offers black and white sketches of leaves and twigs along with diagnostic characteristics.
Common Trees and Their Leaves – A valuable set of identified photographs for a diverse collection of Eastern tree species.
SelecTree – A Tree Selection Guide – An extensive database of California tree species with options for selecting trees by common name, family, or scientific name. Images of mature trees and leaves along with good descriptive information including leaf characteristics.
Key of Maples – An example of a key with characteristics and phtographs for identifying maple species.
Illustrated tree identification guide
Online dichotomous key
Video about tree identification - Tree Fruits and Dispersal Strategies:
Blowing in the Wind – an outstanding discussion of wind dispersal of seeds with many examples and images. From Wayne Armstrong’s botany site at Palomar College in California.
Seed Dispersal – a valuable review from the Missouri Botanical Garden; includes videos of wind blown and exploding seeds.
Video showing different seed dispersal strategies
Tree Planting & Stewardship
- Planting Day:
American Forests – How to Plant a Tree