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Students take a walk around the schoolyard to study and identify the trees. One leaf for each tree is collected. A chart is developed that represents the population of trees on the schoolground. This lesson is best suited for grades 2-4 and adheres to Florida State Science Standards.

ROOTS, or Restoring Our Own Trees Through Service, is an education initiative of Casey Trees that aims to provide teachers and students with methods to connect with their schoolyard environment. ROOTS utilizes familiar academic disciplines, such as math, reading, and science, to encourage teachers and students to use their backyard forest as their outdoor classroom.

Trees and other landscaping plants can be used to reduce the urban heat island effect and its resultant health and environmental problems. Students will discover and understand how trees and landscaping can be used to improve air quality and help reduce the urban heat island effect. This lesson is best suited for grades 5-6 and adheres to Utah State Science Standards.

These modules use forest related examples to help students better understand the complexity of environmental issues. In the Focus on Forests module, students examine issues objectively, collect and analyze data, and become involved in decision making experiences.

The Finding My Forest Curriculum provides educators hands-on activities for grades 3-8 to help students discover and relate to public forests and lands in their community. The guide includes four lessons to help students build a lifetime of active and thoughtful engagement with forests and other natural spaces.

In this very hands-on lesson, students will learn about dendrochronology (the study of tree rings to answer ecological questions about the recent past) and come up with conclusions as to what possible climatic conditions might affect tree growth in their region.

Students will explore the Native American views on our natural environment as well as contemporary views on the environment. They will also become familiar with the many uses of wood as a natural resource. This lesson is best suited for grades 7-12 and adheres to Pennsylvania State Science Standards.

In this lesson, students explore the ways in which various American cities negotiate the protection of their "green infrastructure," gaining a broader understanding of preserving and planting trees in urban environments. This lesson is best suited for grades 9-12 and adheres to McRel Academic Content Standards.