Writing Activity for Neighborhood Walk

Name _____________________                                 Date ______________________

    You have studied a variety of methods for determining the height of a tree and you have learned to identify the tree by its characteristics.  Rather than test questions written by your teacher, this is an opportunity for you to explain what you have learned about the trees in your neighborhood.
    1.  Please explain what you learned about the trees in general, and
    2.  about the trees whose height you measured in particular.
    3.  How did you determine the height of a tree?
    4.  How accurate are your measurements?
    5.  How might this method and the information you obtained be useful to someone professionally?
    *   This paper will be graded by your English, math, and science teachers and will be included in your portfolio.  Do your best!