https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r Gateway Science Time! en-us 2020-04-01 03:49:20 UTC 2025-04-18 16:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f332.png rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/485786197 Welcome Students!
I have always loved big trees.  A few weeks ago I took a trip up the coast to Santa Barbara to see the largest fig tree in the United States.  If you look closely at the photo below, you just might be able to find me.  This tree is massive!  It was planted over 144 years ago and measures over 170 feet from side to side!  The thing I love the most about it are it's tremendous roots.  They are as tall as my waist and as thick as walls!  Today we are going to learn about big trees.  Many of them are located right here in California.  Today's going to be a great day and I'm so glad we can share this experience together!]]> 2020-04-01 05:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/485786197 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/485967687 Essential Question:  What is the biggest tree in the world?]]> 2020-04-01 07:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/485967687 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486086918 Ask an adult from your home to help you find a leaf.  Watch the video below to learn how you can use a pencil or crayon to make a rubbing of the leaf.]]> 2020-04-01 08:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486086918 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486133676 2020-04-01 09:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486133676 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486137777 What did this lesson make you curious about? What other questions do you have about trees?
Talk with someone from your home and explain to them what you know about the biggest tree in the world!  Explain what you know.
"I know that ____________________________________________."]]> 2020-04-01 09:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/486137777 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/487881332 What do you see?  What do you wonder?]]> 2020-04-02 00:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/487881332 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/490169737 Imagine being able to walk through a tree.  This is a group of my family and friends.  They are standing in front of the California Tunnel Tree in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias located in Yosemite National Park.  This famous tree was mentioned in the video you just viewed.  Look closely and you can see the that a tunnel has been carved through the trunk!]]> 2020-04-03 01:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/lg7pypl5xn4r/wish/490169737