Exploring Trees Inside and Out
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Through Sunday, September 13, 2009Come Play in the Shade!
In Exploring Trees Inside and Out, students will experience the sights, sounds and scents of a tree. Your students can climb through a larger-than-life tree from the roots to the canopy, lie in the rope netting for a bird's eye view, and jump into a giant bird's nest. 
Exploring the tree, they see all of the components that make up a living tree, including roots, trunk, bark, cambium, xylem, phloem, branches and leaves.At the numerous nature sensation stations throughout the exhibit, children will use their senses to smell cinnamon, chocolate, cedar, fruits and flowers. They can touch different bark textures, hear the water flowing through a leaf and learn about photosynthesis. Helpful icons for each of the senses will help guide them through this learning zone.
In the giant acorn, children will learn how this small seed grows into a mighty Oak tree, one of the greatest native trees of Georgia.
By counting the rings of the tree, students can work together to determine how old the tree is. The Wood Works offers students the opportunity to identify different types of wood, textures and colors that help create products we use every day. Working together, they can build unique structures, bird houses or other buildings.
Dress up is always fun! In this exhibit, your students can choose their favorite animal, insect or tree costume. Using their imagination and creativity, they will soar over a stream, climb to the tree tops and dance with the trees!
5 Field Trip Take-Aways for Teachers
- Inspire students to make deeper personal connections with trees and the natural world.
- Encourage students to take positive action on behalf of trees.
- Provide students the opportunity to experience the natural world on multiple levels.
- Outdoor experiences for children are an important part of education.
- Visual-spatial skills are developed allowing children to understand and appreciate what they encounter in their environment.
