Description
Lesson Overview: In this activity, students observe and record information on botanical specimens, then use each other’s observations to identify 11 tree species of the Northern California Oak Woodlands.
Lesson Goal: To increase students’ understanding that trees have characteristics unique to each species and these can be used to identify them.
Objective: Given descriptions of individual tree species, a dichotomous key, and plant samples, students can use sets of photos and botanical specimens to identify 11 species.