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Stephanie Rottier
EDMT 380-002
Spring 2004

Identification of Trees
Information on Tree Diseases
Question Help

tree identifying trees and their diseases tree

Identification of Trees

http://www.treehelp.com/trees/tree-species.asp
This website includes information on several species of trees, providing the reader with both information as well as visual images of each species. It also encompasses some of the information with trees and their diseases.

http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/
This website is an excellent starting resource for students. It provides navigating links, allowing students to investigate different ways of identifying trees, for example by fruit, leaf, and common and specific name. It is easy to follow and students should have no problem understanding it.

http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeID.html
This website allows students to not only be able to identify different trees, but it also provides them with short quizzes to test their identification abilities. This website does use more scientific names, but students should be able to easily navigate and understand the website.

http://home.centurytel.net/sha/trees.html
This website was made by a seventh grade class, and it takes you through multiple steps when trying to identify a specific tree. When they have gone through all the steps of identification. The site will take you to information about the specific tree that they were trying to identify.

http://www.sd22.bc.ca/hillview/treeid.htm
This website was made by an elementary school classroom, and is specifically for testing the students' identification skills of different trees. Their quiz gives students instant feedback, and allows them to try again if they get the wrong answer. When they answer correctly, the student will go to the next question.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/TreeID/comnameindx.htm
This website is specifically for trees in Wisconsin, but again provides students with more information on how to identify these specific trees.

Information of Tree Diseases

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_non/non_all.htm
This website provides you with information on how to identify noninfectious diseases of trees. The website includes both information and visual images.

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/focus/index_evergreen.html
Although this is a higher level text reading, students should be able to understand the general idea of what each of these tree diseases are. The website provides information on diseases for both deciduous and coniferous trees. Even if the text is too difficult for the students, the images of the different diseases will be helpful in their understanding.

http://www.forestpests.org/southern/
This site provides students with numerous links regarding different tree diseases and pests. The text provides information on what it is, where it came from, and how to control it. The site also provides the student with a visual aid helping them visualize what exactly the disease is and looks like.

http://www.treehelp.com/trees/trees-diseases.asp
This site provides multiple links to multiple tree diseases, that when clicked on, provides information on the symptoms, disease development, and the control of the disease in specific trees.

Question Help

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20020205tuesday.html
This provides students with information on Hermann Merkel. It is a New York Times article giving students information on this man and different tree diseases.

http://teachers.altschools.org/bkassar/Bob's%20Science%20Class%20Folder/SuddenOakDeath.html
This website will provide answers to several of the questions the students are to answer. It also has links that the students can click on, going more in depth for some answers. There is also a link that will lead the students to information about Hermann Merkel.

Last Updated May 13, 2004
Questions or Comments? Contact: rottiesj@uwec.edu

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