Pairs of high school biologists compare amino acid differences in the beta hemoglobin of different primates. They use the information collected to construct a phylogenic tree. Follow-up discussion questions are provided. This is a...

Learners identify parts of a tree and use observation and art techniques to depict the growth of a tree from seedling to crown.

Students examine new concepts related to the aging of a tree. They use the rings on the stump to gather more information about the tree. They answer questions to complete the lesson.

Students see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This instructional activity provides many good ideas across the curriculum to...

Learners are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.

Define the term "urban forestry"; discuss several problems facing urban forests today and both government and public efforts centered on developing and maintaining sustainable urban forests. Develop a feasible action plan for alternative...

Middle schoolers study cross sections of trees or tree "cookies" to discover how the rings on tree sections give clues to the climate during the time the ring was produced. They study simulated cross sections of trees to determine the...

Students investigate the ecosystem. In this environmental lesson, students read the book The Tree by Dana Lyons and list ways to save the trees. Students create a poster about saving the trees.

Students complete a tree poster activity to learn about Earth Day, stewardship, and the environment. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students read The Story of the Tree and discuss stewardship with trees....

Students calculate the board footage of a tree. In this forestry lesson, students use a Biltmore tree scale stick to calculate the number of board feet that would be produced. They quantify the economic value of a tree from this...

Second graders explore the book, Night Tree, by Eve Bunting. They read and discuss the story, identify what the tree did for the animals, create a food chain for animals to hang on a tree, and decorate a tree at school.

Students investigate their family heritage and plot their timeline.  In this research lesson students study their family tree and forestry. 

Students consider the best place to plant a tree. In this environment lesson, students identify urban locations that are compatible with particular tree types. Students decide what trees would go where and why they would survive.

In this network tree graphic organizer instructional activity, learners record details about the inter-connectedness of a topic of their choice by filling in the 9 ovals.

Learners identify how the different plants and animals work together to cause the changes in the log. Students discuss the sequence of events in the life of the tree and log. Learners plant a seed to take home and care for. Students...

In only 30 minutes, your class will have increased their rainforest vocabulary. They visualize the things they have seen on a recent trip to a rainforest exhibit. Then, they create sentences for each of the rainforest-related vocabulary...

Introduce your class to the concept of creating phylogenetic trees by playing a game of Telephone. Participants create a mixed-up message and through the use of distance matrices, the evolution of the message is recreated. 

Students examine how to locate and access data sets.  In this climate change lesson students import data into Excel and graph it.   

How does sound travel in space? Fifth graders investigate this question with a science activity, in which they research the properties of sound. Schedule a lab visit for individual Internet research, or include the activity after you...

If the Lorax were to write a letter, what would he write? Introduce your class to systems and feedback loops through the whimsical stylings of Dr. Seuss. Learners take on the Lorax's point of view to write a letter, among other activities.

On the Caribbean islands, lizards expanded into different niches instead of competing for resources. Scholars discuss and learn from experts in a video how scientists prove the theory. They build phylogenetic trees based on appearances...

Fourth graders discover diversity of plant and animal life in California's parks and compare findings to identify what makes park areas unique. Students then publish their discoveries in picture books of their own design.

Celebrate the environment and Earth Day with Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Kids get to color in a picture and complete a few word puzzles. Also included is a poster encouraging kids to recycle.

Leaves fall off the tree in the autumn, but why do they change colors? The interactive covers the role of chlorophyll and photosynthesis. It also explains both carotenoids and anthocyanins.