Learning with Trees
Lesson: Leaf Out
One of the best sources for observing spring's entrance in your area is found in your own schoolyard. Observing and recording a specific tree as it proceeds through its growth leads to inquiry into environmental changes. The resulting data is a visual picture of spring tree growth.
Click here to get started with the lesson.For more great phenology activities and to get involved in exciting national and global activities try these links:
- http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
- http://www.dnr.wi.gov/eek/nature/season/pheno.asp
- http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/phenology/index.htm
Also, check out these books:
- Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year, John Bates, Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO., 1997
- Backyard Almanac, Larry Weber, Pheifer-Hamilton Publishers, Duluth, MN, 1996
- Jim Gilbert's Nature Notebook, Jim Gilbert, MN Landscape Arboretum, Mpls, MN, 1983
- Stokes Nature Guides, Donald & Lillian Stokes, Little, Brown & Co Inc., Boston, MA
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