2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest
Trees are Terrific...and Energy Wise!
Correlation with the National Education Standards
The activities in the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest Guide correlate with the following education standards:
Activity 1: Design an Energy Wise Community Using Trees
National Science Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity, students should develop an understanding of:
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
- Designing a solution or product in light of information at hand
National Social Studies Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity students should be able to:
- Explore the causes, consequences and possible solutions to persistent, contemporary, and emerging issues (Global Connections)
Extension 1: Conduction Temperature and Transpiration Experiments
National Science Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity students should develop an understanding of:
- Nature of science
- Populations and ecosystems
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding about scientific inquiry
Extension 2: Discover How Trees Produce Energy
National Science Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity students should develop an understanding of:
- Transfer of energy
- Populations, resources, and environments
Poster Contest
- National Art Education Achievement Standards:
- Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflect upon these effects in their own work
- Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of their ideas
- Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their ideas
- Students integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks
