Site of the Week--Dr. Arbor Talks Trees
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Gail Junion-Metz -- School Library Journal, 4/12/2006
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3/01.html
Arbor Day is April 28. Celebrate this year with Dr. Arbor's great site for grades 6-8. In "Tree Basics," kids will learn about how trees grow and store nutrients; in "Dr Arbor's Laboratory," they'll learn how to identify trees from twigs, not leaves. The "State Tree Gallery" contains a photo of every state's official tree. In addition, kids can look up tree terms in the "Glossary" and find related sites in the "Resources" section. There is also a "Teacher's Guide" with suggested activities and Arbor Day facts that will be useful for homeschoolers as well.
Kids in grades 3-5 don't have to be left out! They can "Explore the Secret Life of Trees" at www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/index.html (also available in Spanish). Both sites require a Java-enabled browser.
