Students use a hands-on approach to determine if the trees in their schoolyard are Big Trees.

Inquire: Students develop a procedure to determine if the trees in their schoolyard would be eligible for inclusion in the NJ Forest Service “Big and Heritage Tree” database.

Investigate: Students measure and estimate the size of the trees, then convert those measurements from inches to feet.

Inspire: Students compare, using greater or less than terminology, to identify if any of the trees measured are Big Trees.