94 The Livmg Things of the Earth unit i 



3. Look up and report on an industry that makes use of cone-bearing 

 trees, such as papermaking or the making of varnishes. 



4. Make an evergreen collection for the class museum. iMount and label 

 a small branch and, if possible, a cone from each kind of evergreen that 

 you can find. 



5. Start a collection of leaves of trees. Add descriptions of everything 

 you note about each tree. 



6. Instead of pressing the leaves you can make blueprints or spatter 

 prints. 



7. When you know your trees a tree map of the streets of your city 

 or town can be made. 



8. It is interesting to make a collection of different kinds of woods. 

 You will need tools for smoothing and finishing to show the grain of each. 



9. It is interesting to learn how to identify trees during the various 

 seasons of the year. By using a good tree book you can find out the 

 names of nearby trees and follow them throughout the year. If there are 

 trees on the school grounds, why not ask the shop teacher to help you 

 make neat metal signs with the names? 



10. You can learn the names of the common spring, summer, and au- 

 tumn flowers by using a flower book. 



