Title: Easy as Can Be to Pick the Perfect Tree

Topics: trees, Arbor Day, plant(ing)

Subject: Science, Social Sciences, Language Arts

Grades: PreK-2

URL: http://www.campbell.k12.oh.us/Library/Ford/fordpage/webquest/polchak/Tree.html

Overview: Students work in teams of four to explore information about four types of trees: pine, flowering dogwood, buckeye, and apple. Assuming the roles of Custodian, Principal, Science Teacher, and President of the Student Council, students use their research to choose the tree variety they think should be planted on school grounds. Teams must create posters, write paragraphs, and make short oral presentations to another class about their chosen trees. After the presentations, both classes vote on which tree they should plant. Teachers and classes conclude the project by buying and planting the tree the students selected.

Notes: Please note the following changes in the Resources section.

• When you reach the Web page for the first resource, http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/tree_kit/student/index.html, the link "Trees of Eastern North American Forests" has moved to http://www.il-st-acad-sci.org/trees/tree.html.
• The link http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/heather/fall.html is incorrect. The correct url is http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~heather/fall.html
• When you click the link http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/color/, you will be forwarded to http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/fallcolor/color/index.html
• The link http://www.arborday.org/planting/planting.asp?event= has moved to http://www.arborday.org/trees/nineThings.html Click the links for the section "9 Things You Should Know About Trees."
• The link http://www.treemusketeers.org/tm/index.htm is no longer available. Have students use the resource http://www.treemusketeers.org to find the needed information.

Check your school or local public library to find the books listed in the Resources section.

Article by Lois Lewis
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