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Lessons

Table of Contents

Welcome

• Activity 1: What Do We Know About Trees?
• Activity 2: What is Tree Stewardship?
• Activity 3: Parts of Trees
• Activity 4: The Tree Deck
• Activity 5: California Oaks
• Activity 6: Oak Explorations
• Activity 7: Acorn and leaf investigations
• Activity 8: Introduction to Trees and Oaks: Summarize and Reflect

 

• Activity 1: Wildlife Observations
• Activity 2: Photosynthesis
• Activity 3: Peek and Seek construction
• Activity 4: Treecycle
• Activity 5: Oak habitat paper sculpture construction
• Activity 6: Food chains and webs
• Activity 7: Oaks and Wildlife: Summarize and Reflect

 

• Activity 1: Planting your Acorns
• Activity 2: Caring for your Seedlings
• Activity 3: Returning your Seedlings
• Frequently Asked Questions

 

• Activity 1: Introduction to “Heritage” Oaks
• Activity 2: Oak place names
• Activity 3: What the Old Oak Saw composition

 

• Activity 1: Tree Foods
• Activity 2: Oaks and California Indians
• Activity 3: How do we use tree products?
• Activity 4: Health Benefits of Trees: Temperature and Ultraviolet Effects
• Activity 5: Tree Products and Benefits to People: Summarize and Reflect

 

• Activity 1: Introduction to the Urban Forest
• Activity 2: Tree Inventory
• Activity 3: Urban Forest Stewardship
• Activity 4: Home Tree Assessment
• Activity 5: Your Urban Forest: Summarize and Reflect

 

• Activity 1: Final Projects
• Activity 2: Tree Celebration
• Activity 3: Seed to Seedling: Summarize and Reflect
• Activity 4: Sacramento Tree Foundation Poster Contest

 

Appendix

• Appendix 1: Resources
• Appendix 2: Additional Information about Growing Oak Trees