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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse

A Tree Is Nice

Lesson Description:
Objectives: Students will be able to... 

Listen to gain knowledge and share information and perform a task (relating to parts of trees and uses of parts of trees).
Identify the different parts of trees and the purposes they serve.
Understand that trees have features (trunk and leaves) to help them live in different environments.

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Time Needed:
60 Minutes (could be split into 2 sessions)

Standards Addressed:

Language Arts Standard 8: Use listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. 
- Benchmark # 1: Make contributions in class and group discussions. 
- Benchmark # 2: Ask and respond to questions. 
- Benchmark # 5: Use grade level appropriate vocabulary in speech (e.g., terms related to parts of tress).
Science Standard 14: Understands how human actions modify the physical environment. 
- Benchmark #1: Knows how people affect the environment in negative (e.g., cutting trees, burning forests) and positive (e.g., becoming stewards of environment ) ways.
Science Standard 5: Understand the structure and function of cells and organisms. 
- Benchmark #2: Know that plants and animals have features that help them live in different environments.