Lesson Overview: In this activity, students learn to name the parts of a tree, describe their functions, and explain how some trees can survive fire or reproduce well after fire.

Lesson Goal: Increase students’ understanding of how trees function, how they may be affected by heat from wildland fires, and how they may be able to survive or reproduce well after fire.

Objectives:

• Students will participate in an exercise where they build a living model of a tree.
• Students can identify 10 parts of a tree on a diagram.
• Students can describe how tree parts help trees survive fire or reproduce well after fire.