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Books; Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Instructional Materials; Science Education; Science Process Skills; Thinking Skills; Trees

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Introduces two trade books that can be used as an instructional tool to promote scientific thinking and science process skills among children. (YDS)

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Curriculum Design; Interdisciplinary Approach; Measurement; Middle Schools; Physics; Plant Growth; Science Education; Scientific Literacy; Teaching Methods; Trees; Units of Study

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Describes a series of activities exploring Leonardo da Vinci's tree theory that are designed to strengthen 8th grade students' data collection and problem solving skills in physical science classes. (KHR)

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Elementary Secondary Education; Forestry; Hands on Science; Inquiry; Interdisciplinary Approach; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Trees

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Presents a lesson on trees and forests that incorporates inquiry strategies by examining meaningful relationships between growth, physiology, and the utilization of trees. (KHR)

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Art Education; Art Materials; Color; Educational Strategies; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Learning Experience; Painting (Visual Arts); Skill Development; Trees

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Describes a fifth-grade art activity that offers a new approach to creating pictures of Aspen trees. Explains that the students learned about art concepts, such as line and balance, in this lesson. Discusses the process in detail for creating the pictures. (CMK)

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Art Education; Art Materials; Childrens Art; Childrens Literature; Educational Strategies; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Habitats; Rainforests; Trees

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Presents a first-grade art project after students learned about the rain forest and heard the story, "The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest" (Lynn Cherry). Explains that the students created pictures of the rain forest. (CMK)

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Ecology; Lesson Plans; Middle Schools; Science Activities; Science Education; Trees

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Introduces a lesson plan on the role of the acorn and its complex community of biotic relationships between animal and fungal organisms. Introduces students to ecological concepts through acorn investigations including dissection of acorns and exploring the organisms' interaction web. (YDS)

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Biodiversity; Biology; Ecology; Environmental Education; Field Studies; Forestry; High Schools; Middle Schools; Professional Development; Science Instruction; Science Process Skills; Science Teachers; Teaching Methods; Trees

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Describes a professional development program, Teacher in the Woods, which is a 6-week summer research experience in the national forests of the Pacific Northwest. Uses standardized performance assessment to measure student progress and changes teachers' approach to teaching by creating greater motivation, confidence, knowledge, and skills in teaching biology and environmental science using field projects. (Author/YDS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Biology; Botany; Ecology; Field Instruction; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Science Experiments; Science Laboratories; Secondary Education; Statistics; Trees

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Develops a simple tree-ring laboratory to demonstrate the basics of dendrochronology. Provides two upper-level laboratory exercises primarily intended to demonstrate the specific dendrochronology subdisciplines of dendroclimatology and dendroecology. Suggests using the exercises separately or in unison as part of a multidisciplinary capstone approach to an undergraduate program. (KHR)

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Plant Growth; Plants (Botany); Reproduction (Biology); Science Education; Trees

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Introduces sequoias, the largest tree species, and describes the importance of fires in sequoias' successful reproduction and management of the sequoia ecosystem. (Contains 23 references.) (YDS)

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Accident Prevention; Camping; Facility Improvement; Forestry; Land Use; Maintenance; Planning; Risk Management; Safety; Trees

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The principles behind a camp's hazard tree program are, first, identifying and removing those hazards that offer a clear, immediate threat, and then creating a management plan for the other trees. The plan should be written and contain goals and objectives, field evaluations, and treatments. Follow-up evaluations should be done annually and after storms. (TD)

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