Structure and Scale EALRs

Lesson

 Description Picture

Grade Levels
Essential
Learnings

61
The Closer
You Look
(p.217)

 All students, no matter how young, have an idea of what a tree looks like. But many are unfamiliar with either the actual structure of a tree or the function of its principle parts. In this activity, your students will take a closer look at trees and their parts.

PreK-6

Science 1.1, 1.2, 2.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1, 1.2
Arts 1.1, 2.1

62
To Be a Tree
(p.219)

 By making a tree costume, your students will gain an awareness of a tree's structure and functions.  

PreK-4

Science 1.1-1.3, 2.1
Communication 1.1, 1.2
Arts 1.3, 1.5

63
Tree
Factory
(p.223)

 By acting out the parts of a tree, your students will see how a tree works like a factory. Afterward, they can create their own "tree factories."  

Activity: 3-6
Variation: PreK-2

Science 1.2, 2.1
Communication 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2
Math
Arts 3.1
Health and Fitness 1.2

64
Looking at
Leaves
(p.228)

 Are leaves ever hairy? Do they have teeth? In this activity, your students will take a closer look at leaves and find out more about leaf characteristics and how leaves can be used to identify trees.  

Activity: K-4
Enrichment: PreK-8

Science 1.1-1.3
Communication 1.1-1.3
Arts 2.1, 4.1

65
Bursting Buds
(p.232)

 In early spring, the tiny, bright green leaves of many trees burst forth. Where do the leaves come from? How do they form? In this activity, your students will find the answers to these questions on their own by observing tree buds throughout the year.  

K-6

Science 1.2, 1.3, 2.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1, 1.2

66
Germinating
Giants
(p.234)

 In this activity, students can sharpen their math skills by comparing their local trees to the world's tallest tree, the coast redwood, and to the tree with the largest seeds, the coconut palm.  

4-6

Science 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3
Math 1.2, 4.1-4.3

67
How Big Is Your Tree?
(p.239)

 Trees come in various shapes and sizes. In this activity, students will measure trees in different ways and become familiar with the tree's structure. They will also learn the importance of standard units of measure and measuring techniques.  

Activity: 3-8
Variation: PreK-2

Science 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.2, 3.3
Communication 1.1, 1.23.1-3.3
Math 1.2, 4.1-4.3

68
Name That
Tree
(p.244)

 Tree species can be identified by looking at several different features: leaves, bark, twigs, flowers, fruits, and seeds. Even the overall shape of a tree can give clues to the tree's identity. In this activity, your students will learn more about trees by identifying features. Afterward, they can play an active game that tests their knowledge of different types of trees.  

2-8

Science 1.1, 1.2. 2.2
Communication 3.1-3.3
Health and Fitness 1.1, 1.2

69
Forest For The Trees
(p.247)

 In this activity, students will role-play managing a tree farm. By using a piece of land as a tree farm, they will begin to understand the economic factors that influence management decisions for private forest lands.  

Activity: 4-8
Enrichment: 6-8

Science 1.1-1.3, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1
Communication 1.1-1.3

70
Soil Stories
(p.252)

 Students often wonder why certain plants grow in some places and not in others. Climatic factors such as temperature, moisture, and sunlight keep palm trees in Florida and fir trees in Oregon, but subtle differences in soil allow an oak to compete more successfully in one area and a maple in another. In this activity, students will explore differences in soil types and what they mean to us.  

5-8

Science 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 2.1, 3.1
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 1.2, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.3

71
Watch On
Wetlands
(p.258)

 If a duck can paddle in it, it's a wetland. If a duck can waddle on it, it's not. If only wetlands could be defined as simply as this, wetlands issues and legislation would be less muddy. In this activity, students will learn more about wetlands and about how land-use decisions and legislation affect these areas.  

7-8

Science 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
Civics 4.1, 4.3
SS-Economics 1.3
Reading 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 4.1-4.3
Arts 3.1

72
Air We
Breathe
(p.265)

 Did you know that sometimes the air in our homes, schools, and offices can be worse for our health than the air outside? In this activity, students will learn more about indoor air quality, and what can be done about it.  

6-8

Science 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Health and Fitness 3.1

73
Waste
Watchers
(p.274)

 Every year some 41 percent of all the energy we use in the United States is wasted needlessly. By cutting energy waste, we can reduce our demand for sources of new energy and reduce the amount of pollution we create. In this activity, your students can take a look at how they use energy in their own homes and how they can reduce the amount of energy they waste.  

5-8

Science 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
Writing 1.1-1.3
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1
Math 4.1-4.3

74
People, Places, Things
(p.280)

 By taking a closer look at their community, students can gain an appreciation for its structure and complexity. In this activity, students will develop a deeper understanding of the many people, places, and things on which they depend every day.  

K-3

SS-Geography 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
Writing 1.1-1.3
Communication 3.1-3.3
Arts 3.1, 3.3

75
Tipi Talk
(p.282)

 Whether it's a 100-room palace or a small hut made of branches, all human shelters serve the same basic purposes: they provide privacy, shelter from inclement weather, and protection from danger. In this activity, your students will take a close-up look at one kind of dwelling -- the tipi used by Native Americans on the Plains -- and will discover how homes can give clues about the lives of people who live in them.  

4-8

Science 3.2
SS-History 2.1-2.3
SS-Geography 3.1-3.3
Civics
SS-Economics
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
Writing 1.1-1.3
Communication 1.1-1.3
Arts 2.2, 3.3

 

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Click one of the links below to view another set of correlated EALRS: 
Diversity EALRs Interrelationships EALRs
Systems EALRs  Patterns of Change EALRs
Focus on Forests EALRs Focus On Risk EALRs
Forest Ecology EALRs Municipal Solid Waste EALRs

 

Revised: September 11, 2000