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Type: FireWorks activities
Availability: Public access
Date Created: August 21, 2017
Ongoing
Author(s):
  • FireWorks Educational Program
Contact(s):
  • Ilana L. Abrahamson
    US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program
    ilana.l.abrahamson@usda.gov

Lesson Overview: In this activity, students use photographs and botanical specimens to create a dichotomous key for 12 tree species native to montane forests of the Sierra Nevada.

Lesson Goal: Increase students’ ability to identify some of the important tree species native to the montane forests of the Sierra Nevada and to increase their understanding of characteristics that can be used to identify trees.

Objectives:

  • Students will use species names, botanical specimens, and photographs to create a dichotomous key for 12 tree species.
Online Link(s):
H13: Tree Identificaton - Lesson Plan (253 KB; pdf)
H13: Tree Photo Packet (8.5 MB; pdf)

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Fire Effects
Regions:
California
Partner Sites:
FireWorks
Keywords:
  • species identification
  • trees
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 24640