Measuring Trees
Measure the height, diameter, and circumference of trees in a forest. Count growth rings to determine the age of each tree. Grow the trees for several years and investigate how growth is affected by precipitation.
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Measure the height, diameter, and circumference of trees in a forest. Count growth rings to determine the age of each tree. Grow the trees for several years and investigate how growth is affected by precipitation.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Measure the height, diameter, and circumference of a tree.
- Determine a tree's age by counting growth rings.
- Determine how precipitation affects the growth of a tree.
- Determine how growth changes as a tree ages. (Extension)
VOCABULARY:
- circumference, cross section, diameter, drought, growth ring, precipitation
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Modified Measuring Trees activity for Elementary Students
Elementary students explore diameter, circumference and height to measure the growth of trees.
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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
Measuring Trees Teacher Guide-French
This is the French translation of the Teacher Guide
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Measuring Trees Student Exploration Sheet-French
This is the French translation of the Student Exploration Sheet
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Measuring Trees Vocabulary Sheet-French
This is the French translation of the Vocabulary Sheet
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Measuring Cross Sections of Real Trees
Students will measure cross sections of real trees to determine their age.
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User Recommendations (5):
amazing experiment for data collection. allows sufficient data collection and data manipulation.
Recommended for: Biology, Environmental ScienceGizmo User from Governorate
I would recommend this Gizmo to a teacher teaching measurement. This Gizmo allow students to grow trees for over several years.
Recommended for: Middle School Life Science, Middle School Physical ScienceGizmo User from Georgia
Now you have your own time machine... for measuring trees!
Recommended for: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 9th Grade MathGizmo User from International, unspecified
Great little activity to show how amount of rainfall affects the growth of a tree. Interesting to see the cross section of the trunk!
Recommended for: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade ScienceGizmo User from International, unspecified
This Gizmo as a great cross-curricular activity that links measurement with growth conditions and with finding tree circumference!
Recommended for: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade MathGizmo User from Virginia