Students learn about the adaptations and life cycle of the red oak, New Jersey’s state tree, use maps to see how the New Jersey habitat has changed over time as a result of human activity and climate change, and share their learning to gain support for a tree planting activity in their community.
Subjects:
Science, Social Studies
The lessons in this unit can be taught in order or as independent lessons. Each individual lesson has scored in the exemplar range on our rubric. See lesson plans for more details.