Students examine samples from various types of trees. In this trees and wood lesson, students review The Giving Tree and complete a KWL chart on trees.  Students brainstorm what we get from trees and view wood samples with hand...

Students discuss trees, leaves, and the growth process In this 1st - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various types of leaves, recognizing the differences in size and shape. Students create tracings of various leaves to...

Third graders make a poster display of objects made from trees. In this wood products lesson plan, 3rd graders read "The Giving Tree," discuss things that are produced from trees and watch the videos "Let's Make a Pencil," and "How Paper...

Students explore living things. In this agriculture lesson, students read the book A Tree is a Plant and participate in an experiment to explore the patterns of change in living things. Students continue to observe the plant throughout...

Young scholars create a collage of wood products labeled by type of wood product.  In this product engineering instructional activity, middle schoolers work in groups to find pictures of solid wood products, engineered wood...

Young scholars explore how to transplant trees in their community. In this citizenship lesson, students construct a map of where to plant trees and then plant the trees.

In this energy alternatives explorations activity, students explore alternative energy sources by using the linked web resources to answer 8 questions about different resources and identify the ones that would work in their community.