Growing in the forest
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 Source: NEMP Report 13: Science 1999, Page 16. |
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In this activity we will be thinking about the New Zealand bush. Here is a picture showing a young tree growing in the forest.
Show picture 1. I want you to think about how the forest helps and protects a young tree as it grows. Point to the young tree in the picture. |
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How might this tree have got there? Prompt: What might have made it grow there?
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How does the forest help the young tree to grow?
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Now lets talk about the different parts of the trees. Look carefully at this picture of a big tree to help you answer the questions.
Show student picture 2. Point to the roots.
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Here are the tree roots. How do the tree roots help the tree to live and grow?
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Point to the leaves.
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Now look at the leaves of the tree. How do the leaves help the tree live and grow?
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Give the student picture 3. Look carefully at this picture of the tree trunk. Point to the bark layer.
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Try to explain to me the main jobs of the bark layer.
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Point to the rings in the trunk of the tree.
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| f) | Try to explain to me what these rings might mean. |