Tree Teacher Resources

Where does the mass for a growing tree come from? Scholars consider a few different hypotheses and guess which is correct. They then analyze data from different experiments to understand which concepts science supports.

Flatworms evolved and developed the first bilateral body plan. These hermaphroditic animals with no circulatory system star in an informative video. Scholars learn about flatworms' place in the evolutionary tree, how they hunted, and...

Myths often have meaningful settings, from cities and temples to mountains and forests. The 32nd video of 41 in the Crash Course World Mythology series takes viewers on an interesting exploration of mythical caves and gardens. Scholars...

When it comes to the environment, no variable is constant. Class members graph behavior over time for the thneeds produced over truffula trees chopped down over the course of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. 

Based on DNA, fungi relate more closely to animals than to plants. This new scientific knowledge shifted the world view of scientists and opened up new classifications. Viewers learn about fungi's place in evolution, in the tree of life,...

Flower or tree? Rabbit or goat? Hamburger or hot dog? Young grammarians practice connecting nouns with conjunctions in a worksheet that focuses on using the word or.

Is progress progressing too fast? So believes the Lorax, the eponymous character from Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Young environmental science students read the book and debate the arguments of the Lorax and the Once-ler regarding the...

A red delicious apple tree with a simple mutation means we now benefit from the existence of golden delicious apples. Learn how simple mutations change genetic information in DNA sequences. Using biographies, videos, and animations,...

Is there a moment that changed your life? Readers analyze novels and plays to discover the moments in which characters change from children to men. Writers also create essays to analyze literary devices used in The Rainbow and figurative...

An interactive offers five questions that challenge scholars to subtract decimals. A diagram featuring a tree and birdhouse with moveable parts is designed to assist mathematicians in finding solutions. Types of questions include...

It's time to throw away all the red pens. Thanks to Microsoft Word, viewers learn how to track changes and comments in a document without killing any trees or wasting ink. Additionally, scholars discover how to accept or reject changes...

Who is Ha? Scholars look closely at the poem Papaya Tree and carefully examine the character Ha. Learners work in groups to create an anchor chart defining Ha's character. They also answer text-dependent questions to help with...

Scholars analyze a model poem to help guide their poetry writing. They use Think-Pair-Share to discuss word choice and meaning in "Papaya Tree" and "Wet and Crying." To finish, they use their discussions to collect evidence on what makes...

It's no fun catching a fungus. Scholars first investigate how the seasons affect the angle of the sun and the lengths of shadows. They then apply right triangle trigonometry to determine the height of trees based on their shadows to...

Here it is ... a video that shows the prime way to learn about prime factorization. Scholars watch an instructional video that shows how to find the prime factorization of a number. The method shown in the video is prime factorization...

Oops, you overslept! The jousting tournament among the elves, goblins, and tree folk has started, and it's your job to record the scores for each round. Since the first round of the tournament is already completed, how do you figure out...