Classify the trees/Leaves
Initial Publication Date: September 2, 2008
Summary
Students will go outside and look at trees and gather leaves. Students will work cooperatively to sort and classify leaves and trees in Minnesota/school property.
A description of this activity is provided. Students will also develop a new sense of nature
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Learning Goals
This activity is designed for students to be able to classify and identify tress of Minnesota. Students will use skills such as observation, comparing, contrasting, cooperative learning and journaling.
Context for Use
Students will go outside and look for trees and gather leaves. Working cooperatively they will sort and try to classify the trees/leaves.
Description and Teaching Materials
Day 1:
Explain the perimeters of the field study.
Hand out bags and tools for leave collection
Journals with T chart (I saw I wonder)
Day 2
Small groups will sort leaves into groups that they think make sense explain their thinking and record data in journals
Hand out leave identification chart
Compare and contrast
Regroup leaves and class discussion on different kinds of trees/leaves in MN
Write reflections in journal
Day 3:
Go back out and name and draw leaves/tress in notebook
Oral quiz: Name that tree!
Explain the perimeters of the field study.
Hand out bags and tools for leave collection
Journals with T chart (I saw I wonder)
Day 2
Small groups will sort leaves into groups that they think make sense explain their thinking and record data in journals
Hand out leave identification chart
Compare and contrast
Regroup leaves and class discussion on different kinds of trees/leaves in MN
Write reflections in journal
Day 3:
Go back out and name and draw leaves/tress in notebook
Oral quiz: Name that tree!
Teaching Notes and Tips
This activity could be a great activity in the fall and spring.
Take a quick walk before the lesson so you know where the trees are in the playground and school property.
The only concern is emphasize tree respect and animal homes.
We have always talked about the different kinds of trees and location but never really did a hands on activity.
Take a quick walk before the lesson so you know where the trees are in the playground and school property.
The only concern is emphasize tree respect and animal homes.
We have always talked about the different kinds of trees and location but never really did a hands on activity.
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Assessment
Learning goals will be assessed by doing a common rubric to score the journals and oral
testing with tree and leaf identification.
testing with tree and leaf identification.
Standards
IV B 1
Students will classify Plants - Trees by their Characteristics (Life Science)
I. B. 2 Students will collect, organize, analyze, and present data from a controlled experiment (Inquiry)
Students will classify Plants - Trees by their Characteristics (Life Science)
I. B. 2 Students will collect, organize, analyze, and present data from a controlled experiment (Inquiry)