Tree Study

Kids show off what they have gathered from the Scavenger Hunt!

Adam Saunders and Eric McDavid, members of CCUA (Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture), came to talk with the students on Wednesday afternoon. They shared with us how trees grow and bring water up from the soil to the leaves. Then we all walked to the Benton-Stephens park for a scavenger hunt. We searched for different kinds of leaves, twigs, flowers, and bonus items.

Did you know...
-Red oak trees can grow to be 300 feet tall?

-Trees have a partnership with fungus for survival?

-Trees grow new roots everyday that are the size of a hair?