Outdoor Learning - Tree Tally

Curriculum codes: 

• Year 7 Mathematics: ACMSP169, ACMSP170

Complete lesson for classroom teachers:
https://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/outdoor-learning-tree-tally-year-7/

Ideal for: Lower secondary

Themes: 

• investigating

Time required: 

• Part 1 – 40 minutes
• Part 2 – 60 minutes  

Curriculum connections: Mathematics, Science, Sustainability, Personal and Social Capability

• Blindfold
• Clipboard and pencil for recording data
• Field data page for tallies
• Homemade calipers to measure tree diameter (e.g. two narrow lightweight pieces of dowel approximately 1 metre in length joined together at one end enabling scissor action) 
• Tape measure minimum of 2 metres
• Tree Tally Record Table
• Tree Tally Dot Plot chart and analysis
• Tree Tally – Analyse the class data

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