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Trees: Recorders of Climate Change
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Patrons examine the cross section of a tree, or "tree cookie," and discover how climate conditions of the past can be determined by the thickness of the tree rings.
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| Hints for uses in your library | Try reaching out to your local Forest Service Agency for real tree cookie samples that your patrons can explore! |
| Related Links |
Tree Rings Provide Snapshots of Earth's Past Climate
NASA Climate Kids - What can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change? The Water Cycle H20: The Molecule that Made Us Ancestral Puebloan Water Handling |
| Originating Source | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children by Michael J Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History by Lynne Cherry Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians by Aliki Native American Rock Art: Messages from the Past by Yvette LaPierre and Lois Sloan Many Smokes, Many Moons: A Chronology of American Indian History through Indian Art by Jamake Highwater Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Russell Mendell |