What Tree Rings Tell.

Palmer, Alfred C.

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ERIC Number: EJ341831

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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What Tree Rings Tell.

Palmer, Alfred C.

Science Teacher, v53 n6 p70-73 Sep 1986

Describes an activity for determining how long and when a tree lived by comparing its ring sizes with local precipitation records. Suggests benefits for this type of dendrochronology activity. (TW)

Descriptors: Climate, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Measurement Techniques, Process Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science, Trees, Water

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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