5.2 Would You Believe It’s for a Tree
This middle school lesson, “Would You Believe It’s from a Tree?” (Lesson MS.NR.5.2), is part of the Natural Resources Science: Forestry unit in the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum. Students explore forestry products and learn that over 5,000 useful materials come from trees through wood, cellulose, bark, sap, and fruit/leaf/seed sources. Through a hands-on sorting activity, a tree-map organizer, and an Eyewitness News review, students describe forest products and identify which part of a tree they originate from.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the basic concepts of the forestry industry.
- Describe forestry products.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Note cards – one per student
- Flip chart paper
- Markers
- Box or boxes with forestry products – one item per team
- MS.NR.5.2.AS.A – one per teacher (contains the list of forest products needed for team work)
- MS.NR.5.2.AS.B – one per source location (will be cut into sections)
- MS.NR.5.2.TM.A – one per teacher (blank tree map)
- MS.NR.5.2.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- I. Professional Growth — I15. Demonstrate exemplary employability skills.
- Key Terms
- Cellulose
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NRS.03.01.02.aDescribe uses of tree species