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Tree Identification Connections to Science

Duration: 07:24

Naturalist, Heidi Anderson, teaches students about her job as a naturalist, what taxonomy is, and how to use a use a dichotomous tree key to identify a deciduous and conifer tree. This video is targeted at students in grades 6-8.

Access an interactive tree identification key at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/


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Images:

  • Gingko Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Compound Leaf with Leaflets
  • Leaves Alternate on the Branch
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Single Opposite Leaves
  • Smooth Leaf
  • Needles Singly on Stem
  • Single Smooth Leaves Alternate on the Branch
  • Bundled Needles
  • Needle Tuft
  • Single Needle
  • Needle Bundle
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Post Date: September 7, 2007