Learning Standards Students understand humankind's interactions with nature, the benefits and consequences of these actions, and the impact of science. Students share their work with peers and the community through on-line data collection. Students connect science and technology to a variety of career opportunities. Invite members from Urban Gardeners to demonstrate Bud Identification. Study Illustrations and create a Glossary of bud nomenclature.
E-mail their observation, measurement, and sketching activities to other classes.
Discuss and record in computer journals how findings may predict the health and production of trees. Community Activities As they continue to mentor their Growing Buddies, students make predictions about bud and branch growth in spring and summer. Careers Invited guests discuss and describe careers relating to trees and orchards, i.e., farmers, foresters, and urban arborists. Using Microsoft Word and floppy disks for their computer journals, students learn to use the digital camera and scanner and post photos and graphics on the Internet with Adobe Photoshop software for their e-pal buddies. They also use the Internet to research tree identification tips.