1. B T E C F I R S T
Tree Classification
Bruce Castle Park
Tottenham
The Task What you need to do Where to find help
For this task you will be creating a What features of a tree will help If you look at the tree trail leaflets
classification key for the trees that you to identify it? Is there more that Bruce Castle Museum created
you will find in Bruce Castle Park. than one characteristic of the tree there is a wealth of information
that will help you be able to tell about the types of trees you will
Bruce Castle Park contains many what that tree is? find in the park.
interesting and in come cases
historically important trees. But Can you create a comprehensive Bruce Castle also has a website
just how many varieties can we identification key that will help online that can help you.
find? you 100% identify any tree in the
There are some excellent ecology
park?
By creating a classification key and nature websites with their
when we go on out visit to the Your task will be to create a own existing identification keys to
park on the 17th of October we colourful identification booklet help you.
will be able to say for certain that details all of the features of
Use the space below to make a
which tree is which. the types of tree found in the park.
note of any good resources you
This is a similar task to your
When we go you will be given a chicken identification but this one find.
set of tree name cards, and when has to be entirely by hand.
asked to identify a given tree you
will have to go stand in front of You will need to complete this
the tree and hold your card up for before Thursday the 16th of
a photograph! So you have to be October so what you don’t get
confident! done today is your homework for
this week.
Did you know that the very large Oak tree in the middle of the park is nearly 500 years old? Can you find
this particular Oak and how will you know this one is the one that is so old?
BTEC First Applied Science October 10th 2008