| Explore | There are a million different kinds of plants that produce and survive in a bunch of different ways. Something we knew before this class was that most plants need pollen to thrive; however, something we've learned is that not all plants receive pollen the same way. Some plants don't even need pollen to grow. A question that was really interesting to us was what percentage was of healthy trees versus unhealthy trees in the forest? And what we've learned is that most trees are actually unhealthy. |
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| Research Question | A question that our group wanted to study was what is the percentage of healthy and unhealthy trees in the forest? It was a great fit for our lesson because it gave up the opportunity to see what makes a healthy tree and what makes an unhealthy tree. |
| Predictions | We believed that the outcome was going to be that healthy trees actually made up a majority of the forest. Our group came to this conclusion simply because of how long the trees have stood and before learning the characteristics that make up an unhealthy tree, most of them looked relatively healthy. |
| Experimental Design | Our group put together this experiment by saying that we needed to examine the different trees, looking at the bark, the limbs, the leaves, and the roots, to figure out if they were healthy or unhealthy. We will collect our data by placing all of our information into a chart to get a better look at the different variables. |
| Conclusion | In conclusion, we learned the majority of the trees in the forest are actually unhealthy. We learned that rotting bark, scaring, exposed roots, and damaged or dying limbs was the tell tell sign for an unhealthy tree. Although the plot of land that we chose consisted of mostly healthy trees, the health of the overall forest was actually unhealthy. |
| Investigation Theme | POL |
| Grade Level | High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12) |
| Teacher Name | Frances Lash |
| School Name | Franklin County High School |
| Session | Spring 2022 |