The students at Hendersonville Elementary joined the Hendersonville Tree Board in a community effort planting trees along Bearcat Loop (from U.S. 64 West).
The trees will enhance the entryway to Hendersonville Elementary School and Hendersonville Middle School along the east side and the lower northwest side.
Each class at Hendersonville Elementary was assigned a tree to adopt and research. The students will present their final product at a school assembly on December 5th.
The North Carolina Science Standards (Interdependence of Life) will be integrated along with mathematics, engineering, arts, history, and technology. The science standards will be addressed. Through the use of technology, students will present information through educreations.
Through the use of engineering, students will learn the depth the tree has to be planted, does the tree have to be anchored, etc. Students will use art to note color changes, the why, and draw pictures. Mathematics will be used by students to measure and graph the height and circumference of the tree every three months.
Students in Grades K-2 will study and learn the answers to the following questions:
– Why do plants and animals live where they do?
– Where do organisms get what they need to grow and survive?
– How do environments change?
– What happens to ecosystems when the environment changes?
– How can humans protect Earth’s resources and environments?
Grades 3-5 will learn about:
– How are plants and animals interconnected with their environments?
– How do matter and energy move through an ecosystem?
– What happens to plants and animals when environments change?
– How do human activities pollute Earth and how might they change their activities to reduce this pollution?
– What will happen to life on Earth if temperatures continue to rise?
The trees studied are: Scarlet Oak, American Chestnut, Red Maple, Dogwood, Sourwood, White Oak, Silverbell, Southern Magnolia, Poplar, Redbud, PawPaw, Cucumber Magnolia, Crabapple, Bald Cypress, Fig, Persimmon, and American Plum.