Parts of a Tree Interactive Resource

Curriculum Links:

  • Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features (AC9SFU01)
  • Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs (AC9S1U01)

Questions:

  • What role does a tree play in a forest?
  • What do trees need to survive?
  • How might animals and invertebrate help trees grow and change?
  • What would it be like to live on the forest floor?
  • What features do possums have that help their tree dwelling life?
  • Does every seed that falls from a tree become a big old tree? Why not?
  • How do we use trees in our everyday life?