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Tree Identification

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: Natural Innovations

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Tree Identification
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
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  • Display | Poster
  • Website
Description:

Study aids available to help teach tree identification. Identification booklet of local species, Posters

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ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SYSTEM CONCEPT(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
ecosystem
resources
species

SYSTEM BENCHMARK(S) TO BE ADDRESSED FOR GRADES 3-5, 6-8:
Grades 3-5
B-1 In social and natural systems that consist of many parts, the parts usually influence one another.
B-2 Social and natural systems may not function as well if parts are missing, damaged, mismatched, or misconnected.

Grades 6-8
C-1 Social and natural systems can include processes as well as things.
C-2 The output from a social or natural system can become the input to other parts of social and natural systems.
C-3 Social and natural systems are connected to each other and to other larger or smaller systems.

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MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
MINNESOTA SCIENCE STANDARD(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
3.I.A.1- The student will explore the use of science as a tool that can help investigate and answer questions about the environment.

4.IV.B.1- The student will classify plants and animals according to their physical characteristics.

4.IV.B.2- The student will learn that the characteristics used for grouping depend on the purpose of the grouping.

5.IV.E.1- The student will recognize that individuals of the same species differ in their characteristics and that sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

7.IV.B.4- The student will use and create dichotomous keys.

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NI3
NI4
NI5
NI6
NI7
NI8
NI9

Posted by Natural Innovations

Author: Howard Mooney - DNR Forestry
Topic:
  • Botany
  • Ecosystems
  • Science
Audience:
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades PreK-5
Length in pages or time:
Fee?: 0
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Is Training required?:
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Order information or contact: DNR Forestry Howard Mooney 14583 Cnty Hwy 19, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 218-847-1596 howard.mooney@dnr.state.mn.us
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