Redwood Curriculum

Redwoods and the NGSS (click to download)

Student Links

• CLICK for the WebSearch This link take you on a virtual exploration of redwood forest ecology. Time: 1 Hour

Teacher Classroom Links

Watch curriculum overviews on YouTube

Elementary School 

• Redwood Forest Ecology Websearch
• K – 2nd Grade
  • Build a Tree
  • Article a Day
    • ARTICLE overview
  • My Redwood Animal
• 3rd – 5th Grade
  • Where Redwood Grow and Thrive
    • THRIVE lesson overview
  • Tree cookie – Anatomy of a redwood
  • Redwood Forest Under a Microscope
  • Redwood Maps Exploration
• Save the Redwoods League Activity Booklet
• State Parks PORTS Program

Middle School

• Tree measurements and drawings (math, science, art)
  • Watch a video to learn more
• Redwood Forest Ecology Websearch
• Redwood Forest Under a Microscope
• Where Redwoods Grow and Thrive
  • Students explore various ways redwoods have come to dominate coastal California.
  • Lesson Overview
• Fern Data Collection Lab

High School

• Redwoods and Climate Change
  • All Redwoods and Climate Change High School Curriculum
• Alternate 1: Tree measurements and drawings (math, science, art)
• Alternate 2: Redwood Forest Ecology Websearch (1 day)
• Alternate 3: Redwood Triumph: Students explore various ways redwoods have come to dominate coastal California. (3 days)
• Alternate 4: Estimate the Range of Redwoods in Humboldt County and Beyond

Teacher Field Trip Links

Outdoor Activities for a School Campus

• K-5 Zoom in Zoom Out
• K-12 Magic Spots – Solo Sit
• K-5 Field Data Collection
• 6-12 Field Data Collection
• K-5 Plant Survey
• 6-12 Measuring Trees
  • Watch a video to learn more
• 5-8 Fern Data Collection

Field Trip Activities

• K-5 Plant Survey
• K-5 Meet a Tree — Meet the Earth
• K-5 Transect – Study Plot
• K-5 Field Data Collection
• 6-12 Field Data Collection
• K-8 Each One Teach One
• K-12 Scavenger Hunt – Bingo
• K-12 Magic Spots – Solo Sit
• K-12 Field Data Collection
• 6-12 Measuring Trees
  • Watch a video to learn more
• 6-12 Tree Anatomy
• 5-8 Fern Data Collection
  • Watch a video to learn more
• 9-12 Fern Measurement
  • Watch a video to learn more
• 6-12 Plant Survey

Field Journals

• 2023 Elementary School Journal
• 2023 Middle School Journal
• 2023 High School Journal

More Educational Resources

• Save the Redwoods
• Redwood National and State Parks Education Page
• Redwood Ecology from the HSU Natural History Museum