Seed Ya Later! Predicting the Movement of Trees in a Changing Climate
Scientists use models to predict what might happen in the future. Some scientists would like to predict the movement of trees as they respond to a changing climate. The scientists in this study wanted to answer this question: What is the best way to include the movement of tree seeds into their models?
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Climate Change Investi-gator (Pacific Northwest Research Station) - Vol. 1 No. 2
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The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What are the different ways that seeds move? How can models help us better understand how something happens? Materials: Six pieces...FACTivity – Seed Ya Later!
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What are the different ways that seeds move? How can models help us better understand how something happens? Materials: Six pieces...
Ron Neilson
Jóse Fragoso
Ken Thompson
About Investi-gator
The Investi-gator is another member of the Natural Inquirer family. The Natural Inquirer, for middle school students, and the Investi-gator, for upper elementary students, present science the way scientists most often share their research with each other. That process is the written scientific paper. Each Investi-gator article presents research conducted by Forest Service scientists and their cooperators. All the research in the Investi-gator is concerned with nature or with society’s relationship to nature.
Meet the Scientist
An introduction to the scientist or scientists who conducted the research.
Thinking About Science
A short introduction to something about the scientific process that is related to the research being presented.
Thinking About the Environment
A short introduction to something about the natural environment that is related to the research being presented.
Introduction
The part of the written scientific paper that introduces the scientific problem or question the scientists wants to solve or answer.
Method
The part of the written scientific paper that describes how the scientists collected and analyzed their data or information.
Findings
The part of the written scientific paper that describes what the scientists discovered.
Discussion
The part of the written scientific paper that summarizes the research and offers any new insights.
Reflection Section
These are questions placed after the Introduction, Methods, Findings, and Discussion sections. The purpose of the questions is to help students think about what they have read.
Glossary
Possible new terms you will find in the article. Glossary words are printed in bold in the article.
FACTivity
This is an activity that you can do in your classroom.
Lessons
