| TREES
MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
TECHNOLOGY/HOME
CONNECTION |
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1. |
FALL
TREES |
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Use science journals.
• Make a tree-observation class book.
• Review parts of a tree.
• Make more puzzles.
• Hang up the trunk-circumference
strings.
• Measure the circumference strings.
• Plan a discovery center.
• Collect prunings.
• Pass the scrapbook on. |
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A Tree Comes to Class
• Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert |
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Students survey family members to see how many trees each estimates
to be in their yard, block, or local park. When all guesses
are in, they take a walk to make an actual count. |
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2. |
LEAVES |
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Use science journals.
• Make invitations for back-to-school night or open house.
• Make a leaf-shape bar graph.
• Print T-shirts.
• Make leaf rubbings.
• Try spatter painting.
• Make photo frames.
• Make sunprints.
• Use a two-handed feely box.
• Find your leaf.
• Play What Matches?
• Add to the discovery center.
• Add to the scrapbook. |
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FOSS Science Stories: Trees, “Where Do Trees
Grow?”
• Our Very Own Tree by Lawrence F. Lowery |
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Students and families play What’s My Leaf? Eight fallen
leaves are collected from the same tree. Each player chooses
a leaf and studies it well. All the leaves are returned to a
bag, mixed up, and spread out on a table. Each player tries
to identify his or her leaf. |
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3. |
TREES
THROUGH THE SEASONS |
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Use science journals.
• Make a tree bulletin board.
• Make a food-from-trees center.
• Watch for seed showers.
• Watch for life in trees.
• Compare cones. |
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FOSS Science Stories: Trees, “My Apple Tree”
• FOSS Science Stories: Trees, “Orange
Trees”
• FOSS Science Stories: Trees, “Maple Trees”
• The Secret Life of Trees by Chiara Chevallier |
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Students watch for changes to a tree in their neighborhood throughout
the seasons. They look for signs of life in trees, and watch
for the emergence of leaves, fruit, and seeds. |
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