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Grades
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News Content
This Arbor Day, travel the world in a search for Earths five oldest trees.
Anticipation Guide
Write the following place names on a board or chart and challenge students to locate them on a world map.
News Words
Next, introduce these words from this weeks News for Kids article: pyramid, temple, core, centuries, determined, and cedar. Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences:
Read the News
Click for a printable version of this weeks news story Where Are the Worlds Oldest Trees?.
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More Facts to Share
You might share these additional facts with students after they have read this weeks news story.
More Facts About Old Trees
Bristlecone Pine
[Click for image to share]
Note: Since the true location of the oldest bristlecone is a secret, this is not a picture of the actual oldest" tree
Giant Sequoia
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Note: This image shows the General Sherman Sequoia," which is the largest (not the oldest) Sequoia at this time.
Sugi (Japanese Cedar)
[Click for image to share of the oldest Sugi]
Use the News
Reading Comprehension
(3) Giant Sequoia
(1) Bristlecone Pine
(2) Alerce
(4) Sugi
(5) Huon Pine
1. Alerce; 2. Bristlecone Pine; 3. Giant Sequoia; 4. Giant Sequoia (accept Bristlecone Pine too); 5. Huon Pine; 6. Sugi; 7. Sugi; 8. Alerce; 9. Bristlecone Pine; 10. Huon Pine.
Language Practice: Word Use. 1. its; 2. planted; 3. is; 4. was; 5. have.
Follow-Up Activities
Use these resources to extend todays lesson:
Assessment
Use the Use the News printable activity page as an assessment (answers above). Or have students work on their own (in their journals) or in their small groups to respond to the Think About the News question on the students printable news story page.
Lesson Plan Source
Education WorldNational Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
NL-ENG.K-12.11 Participating in Society
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
MATHEMATICS: Measurement
GRADES Pre-K - 2
NM-MEA.PK-2.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.PK-2.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-MEA.3-5.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.3-5.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
GRADES 6 - 8
NM-MEA.6-8.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.6-8.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
GRADES 9 - 12
NM-MEA.9-12.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.9-12.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.3 Life Science
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.3 Life Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.3 Life Science
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Civics
GRADES K - 4
NSS-C.K-4.5 Roles of the Citizen
GRADES 5 - 8
NSS-C.5-8.5 Roles of the Citizen
GRADES 9 - 12
NSS-C.9-12.5 Roles of the Citizen
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Geography
GRADES K - 12
NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms
NSS-G.K-12.2 Places and Regions
NSS-G.K-12.5 Environment and Society
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Article by Gary Hopkins
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04/15/2010