Transcript Lesson 6 Powerpoint Presentation

Key Question
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What happens when a canker forms on a
chestnut tree?
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What have we learned about the American
Chestnut Tree?
Objectives
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Students will analyze data to determine the
effects of cankers on the chestnut tree.
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Students will demonstrate their knowledge of
the American Chestnut Tree.
Warm-Up
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What is capillary action?
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Why is capillary action important to trees?
Celery Lab Conclusion
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What happened to the celery?
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Observe and record any new data.
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Conclusion:
How are the three celery stalks different?
What would happen to a tree when a canker
forms on it?
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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Click to the next slide to review chestnut tree
concepts!
Directions
1. Read Question
Answer: B. The study of Heredity
2. A Line will appear
and then you can
Click anywhere on
the screen to reveal
the correct answer.
3. Click  if you were correct
Click  if incorrect.
Begin!
For $100 – What tree once flourished in North America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Red Oak Tree
The American Chestnut Tree
The Chinese Chestnut Tree
The Maple Tree
Answer: B. The American Chestnut
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Tree
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For $200, Where did the American Chestnut flourish?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hawaii and Alaska
North Dakota to Texas
Maine to Georgia
Washington to California
Answer: C. Maine to Georgia
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For $300, How do you find the circumference of a circle?
A.
B.
C.
D.
C = Πd
C = Πr
C = Π/d
C = Π/r
Answer: A. C= Πd
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For $400, What is the circumference of a tree with a base that has a radius of
20 cm?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.4 cm
12.7 cm
62.8 cm
125.6 cm
Answer: D. 125.6 cm
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For $500, What is a silhouette?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The edge of a leaf
The outline of a tree
A young plant
Microscopic size objects produced
by fungi
Answer: B. The outline of a tree.
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For $1000, How would you find the age of a tree?
A.
B.
C.
D.
By counting its rings
By counting its leaves
By counting its knots
By counting its branches
Answer: A. By counting its rings
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You have reached the safe level of
$1000!!
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For $2000, What is the shape of an American Chestnut Tree?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Square
Rectangle
Triangle
Oval
Answer: B. Rectangle
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For $4000,When identifying leaves, you look at the …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Type, margins, and veins
Branches, cankers, and stems
Needles, bark, and color
Sap, bark, and cankers
Answer: A. Type, margin, and veins
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For $8000, What is the name of the blight found on trees?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Orange fungus
Blot
Cancer
Canker
Answer: D. Canker
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For $16,000 What is the margin of the leaf?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The veins of the leaf.
The bottom of the leaf.
The edge of the leaf.
The stem of the leaf.
Answer: C. The edge of the leaf
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For $32,000 What do parallel veins look like?
A. Veins can’t be parallel.
B. When all veins radiate from a central
point.
C. When all veins come from a main vein.
D. When all veins point in straight lines
Final Answer?? Click to continue
Answer: D.
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You have reached the safe level of
$32,000!!
Let’s go for $64,000!
For $64,000 What caused the American Chestnut Tree
blight?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Overcrowded forests
A fungus
Gypsy moths
Pollution
Answer: B.
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For $125,000 What forces cause capillary action?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension
Push and Pull
Surface tension
Gravity and friction
Final Answer? Click when your ready!
Answer: A.
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For $250,000 Why do plants need capillary action?
A. They use it to create flowers.
B. They use it for reproduction.
C. They use it to pull water and nutrients
from the soil.
D. They use it to defend themselves.
Final Answer?? Click when your ready.
Answer: C. 100% Tt
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500,000 Why aren’t chestnut tree roots affected by fungus?
A. Water prevents it from growing
B. The fungus does not grow underground
C. The fungus can only grow on bark
D. Other bacteria prevent growth
Final Answer??
D
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For $1,000,000 How do cankers effect capillary
action?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Blocks path of capillary action
Eliminates cohesion
Eliminates adhesion
Eliminates surface tension
Final Answer?? Click to continue!
Answer: A.
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