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The Arbor Day Foundation asked people to vote for the tree they
thought should be America's national tree. More than 400,000
responded to their poll.
Here are leaves and needles from the five trees that got the most
votes. Add the numbers above the leaf or needles of each tree. The
one that adds up to an even number is the people's choice for
America's National Tree.
What is the People's Choice for
America's National Tree?
16 + 5 + 2 =
19 + 19 + 4 =
11 + 8 + 8 =
6 + 3 + 12 =
3 + 3 + 5 =
DOGWOOD
PINE
MAPLE
OAK
REDWOOD
Answer each Tree-vial Pursuit question.
What color do the leaves of most maple trees turn in the fall?
A. black and blue
B. brown
C. red, yellow and orange
Magnolia trees are famous for:
A. big, beautiful flowers
B. little stinky flowers
C. pink leaves
The shagbark hickory is named for its shaggy:
A. fruit
B. leaves
C. bark
What do people traditionally plant on Arbor Day?
A. potatoes
B. trees
C. eggs
The ideas for Tree-vial Pursuit are adapted from the arborday.org website.
Tree-Vial Pursuit
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The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story
by Neil Waldman
This book follows the journey
of a snowflake that melts to a
single drop of water and
moves on through the course
of a year. As it hits the ground
it doesn't just disappear.
Instead, it flows into a stream,
helps plants to grow and then
evaporates and becomes a part
of a cloud and rains down.
A little girl uses it to wash her
face and then it flows on and
out to the ocean. After its long
journey, it ends up as a
snowflake again. Each
double-page spread shows a
month of the year. This is a
wonderful book to explain the water cycle to students.
The Water Cycle
sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/thewatercycle.html
A detailed explanation of how the water cycle works including
evaporation, cloud formation, water vapor and precipitation are
all explained using a couple of detailed diagrams that help your
understanding of the process.
We are Water Protectors
youtu.be/jqWTouyaQ-8
A read-aloud of the book by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by
Michaela Goade is inspired by indigenous people in North
America and is a plea to safeguard the Earth's water from
pollution and harm.
NASA's Eyes on the Earth
climatekids.nasa.gov/10-things-water/
Water is the key to life. NASA's website has a host of games on
different climate themes. The Freshwater section has 10
Interesting Things About Water.
Weather Wiz Kids
weatherwizkids.com
Natural disasters, experiments, games, facts, jokes and lots
more—this is a great educational website for teachers and
students to learn about the different types of weather.
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