Adopt a Tree
Students select individual trees to observe over time, deepening their awareness of tree changes and developing a greater appreciation for their local environment.
Data Collection & Interpretation
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In this activity, children discover how plants and animals depend on trees.
My Tree and Me
In this activity, children compare trees and identify distinguishing features.
Best Buds
In this activity, children explore twigs, buds, and tree flowers while they celebrate the coming of spring.
Evergreens in Winter
In this activity, children explore evergreen trees—and the season of winter—using their senses.
Fall for Trees
In this activity, children explore the signs of autumn and play with falling, changing, and dancing leaves.
What’s in a Label?
Students explore the environmental, social, and economic criteria of forest certification and consider possible benefits and limitations of certification for both forests and people.
The Global Climate
Using data collected from Mauna Loa, students graph changes in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the course of several decades and identify possible reasons for those changes.
Renewable or Not
Students model what happens to renewable and nonrenewable resources over time and discover why sustainable use of natural resources is so important.