Tree Trunks

Standard Rating Guide
  • References: the lesson only references the standard
  • Part: the lesson teaches part of the lesson
  • Assesses: the lesson teaches the standard thoroughly so that the standard can be assessed

Activity Description

Abstract: Students will use a cross-section of a tree trunk to identify the function of the tree rings and infer environmental conditions that affected the growth rate if the specimen.

Curriculum Book: Alaska's Forests & Wildlife
Page number: 100

Age Groups

4th grade - 12th Grade

Educational Standards

   Science C-2   Part
   Science C-3   References

Educational Topics

   Adaptations