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TREE RING  
Students learn about the different parts of a tree and investigate the environmental factors that affect tree growth. Students learn how forestry tools are used to determine the age of a tree and predict environmental factors that may influence its growth.
Duration: 30 minutes
Suggested Grade Level: 1-6
Pre-visit suggestions: Students should have basic understanding of how plants obtain energy and know that plants need the proper amounts of soil, water, sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow.
Related Project Learning Tree Activities: Tree Factory; Every Tree for Itself; Tree Life Cycle; Tree Cookies
       
NC Department of Public Instruction teaching objectives addressed by this class:
Grade
 Science Objectives    Social Studies Objectives
1
 (1.01) (1.02) (1.03) (1.04)   (5.05)
2
 (2.03) (2.05) (2.06)   (5.06) (6.01) (6.02)
3
 (1.01) (1.02) (1.03) (1.04) (1.06)    
4
 (1.01)   (6.04)
6
 (1.01) (1.02) (1.03) (1.04) (1.05) (1.06) (1.07) (1.08) (1.09) (1.10) (4.01) (4.02) (4.03) (4.04) (4.05) (7.01) (7.02) (7.03) (7.04) (7.05) (7.06)    

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