Brent Williams

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What Are Trees ?

• Brent Williams
• Prepared for 4th Grade Science Lesson on Trees

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What is a Tree?

• A Tree is woody plant with a distinct main stem,
  or trunk.
• The picture on the right is an example of a Maple
  Tree.

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Parts of a tree

• The Major parts of a tree are outlined on this
  drawing.

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Is This a Tree?
Ash Tree
YES
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Is This a Tree?
Rose
NO
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Is This a Tree?
Walnut Tree
Yes
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Is This a Tree?
Sunflower
NO
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Now Lets Do an Activity!
Take a piece of paper and pencil and prepare for
a short quiz on your understanding of a tree if
you would like to you can print out an activity
sheet by pressing the arrow. Once you have your
sheet ready, circle YES or NO on whether the
species is a tree or not.
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Is this a Tree?
Species 1
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Is this a Tree?
Species 2
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Is this a Tree?
Species 3
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Is this a Tree?
Species 4
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How Did It Go?
Lets take a look at the answers.
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References

• http//www.easternarc.org/html/partsoftree.html
• www.bigfoto.com/ themes/nature/flowers/
• www.hort.purdue.edu/.../ fruits/walnute4.htm

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