Grade Level:
Middle school (grades 6-8)
Resources I used:
I used Flinn Scientific Leaf Identification Kit for a workshop on how to use a dichotomous key as well as leaf identification terminology. Then the students used some books I have on hand, and some internet resources. Here are the books and websites:
Knobel, Edward, and Ellwood S. Harrar. Identify Trees and Shrubs by Their Leaves; a Guide to Trees and Shrubs Native to the Northeast. New York: Dover Publications, 1972. Print.
Kricher, John C., and Gordon Morrison. A Field Guide to Ecology of Eastern Forests, North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Print.
"LEAF Tree ID Key." University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Web. 08 Oct. 2010. <http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Treekey/tkframe.htm>.
Little, Elbert L. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf, 1991. Print.
Mitchell, Alan F., Peter Stebbing, and Annabel Milne. Spotter's Guide to Trees of North America. New York: Scholastic, 1992. Print.
"Tree Identification Guide at Arborday.org." Buy Trees and Learn About Trees - Visit Our Online Nursery. Web. 08 Oct. 2010. <http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/WhatTree.cfm?ItemID=E6A>.
"VT Dendrology Leaf Key." VT Forest Biology and Dendrology. Web. 08 Oct. 2010. <http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/key/location.htm>.
Watts, May Theilgaard. Tree Finder: a Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves. Berkeley, CA: Nature Study Guild, 1986. Print.
How should others reference your work?:
Linda McD, Leafing Out, Vital Signs Program, 10/8/10
