Description
- Overview:
- Unit plans for Grades K-2 and 3-5 are a regular feature of the magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle. The plans draw on articles and resources in a themed issue and are aligned with national science and language arts standards. This unit is designed to provide elementary students with the opportunity to investigate how the annual rings in trees help scientists learn about past climates. It uses hands-on experiences and nonfiction text to answer the unit question: How do trees help scientists learn about the past?
- Subject:
- Atmospheric Science
- Level:
- Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Career / Technical
- Grades:
- Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study
- Author:
- Jessica Fries-Gaither, National Science Foundation
- Provider:
- Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
- Provider Set:
- Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle
- Date Added:
- 05/30/2012
- License:
-
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
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