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Tree Identification Connections to Science: Clip 2 of 4

Duration: 02:47
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Naturalist, Heidi Anderson, teaches students how to use a dichotomous key to identify deciduous trees. 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:

  • Lobed Leaf
  • Leaves Alternate on the Branch
  • Compound Leaf with Leaflets
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Gingko Leaf
  • Needle Bundle
  • Single Needle
  • Needle Tuft
  • Bundled Needles
  • Single Smooth Leaves Alternate on the Branch
  • Needles Singly on Stem
  • Smooth Leaf
  • Single Opposite Leaves
  • Lobed Leaf
  • Lobed Leaf
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Post Date: September 5, 2007


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