1. Student Page
Introduction Tree Identification Webquest
Task
Process For 3rd Grade Students
Evaluation
Designed by
Conclusion
Brittany Bongalis
bjb60@zips.uakron.edu
Credits

2.  Learning how to properly identify trees is a fun way to learn about
nature.
 In this Webquest, students will learn about different trees, and use
their observations of the leaves the tree has to identify them.
 Students need to know what kind of trees they come into contact
with everyday, so that they can differentiate which ones are
poisonous and which ones they can touch.
 During this Webquest, students will need the assistance of their
parents or guardian.

3.  The learner will use the website,
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatTree/whatTree.cfm?ItemID=E6
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use that information to see what kind of trees they belong to.
 Students will learn how to make observations and use that
information to use process of elimination.
 The learners will share their final presentation with the class and can
share ideas about their presentation while they are working on it
during group time in class.

4.  Outside of class, students, along with their parents or guardian, will collect 5
different leaves throughout their neighborhood or nearby
 After collecting the different leaves, the adult assisting the student will go to
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatTree/whatTree.cfm?ItemID=E6A
and answer each question the page asks about the leaves they found. After
eliminating other possibilities, the student will be left with the type of tree that
leaf belongs to.
 After collecting the data for all 5 of the leaves, the student will write down
some information about that tree using the Arbor Day Foundation’s website.
 After researching about the different types of trees, the student, along with
their helper, will create either a PowerPoint, a video, or an email.
 The information that should be included in the presentation/video/email:
› Pictures of the different leaves collected (can take picture with a camera phone if needed).
› 2-3 sentences describing each tree, including the name of the tree, where they are most
popular in the United States, and what the tree looked like, not the leaves.
› Students’ name, grade, teacher, date, and who helped with the presentation(Mom, Dad,
Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin, etc.)
› Students are allowed to work on their presentation during free time in class.
› If a computer is not available at home, the student and their helper can come after
school to work on it until 4 PM.

6.  The students have learned how to make observations about the
nature around them by using resources to determine what kind of
trees they are by looking at their leaves.
 Students can continue to use the Arbor Day Foundation website to
further their education on different trees in the United States and
even in their own backyard.

7.  Rubric: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
 Tree Identifier:
http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatTree/whatTree.cfm?ItemID=E6
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 Webquest help: http://www.webquest.org/index-resources.php
 Springboard: http://springboard.uakron.edu