Arbor Day National Poster Contest

Correlation with the National Education Standards

The activities in the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest Guide correlate with the following education standards:

Activity 1: Design an Energy Wise Community Using Trees

National Science Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity, students should develop an understanding of:

• Populations, resources, and environments
• Diversity and adaptations of organisms
• Designing a solution or product in light of information at hand

National Social Studies Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity students should be able to:

• Explore the causes, consequences and possible solutions to persistent, contemporary, and emerging issues (Global Connections)

Extension 1: Conduction Temperature and Transpiration Experiments

National Science Education Standards Correlation:
As a result of the activity students should develop an understanding of:

• Nature of science
• Populations and ecosystems
• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
• Understanding about scientific inquiry

Extension 2: Discover How Trees Produce Energy

National Science Education Standards Correlation: As a result of the activity students should develop an understanding of:

• Transfer of energy
• Populations, resources, and environments

Poster Contest

• National Art Education Achievement Standards:
• Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflect upon these effects in their own work
• Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of their ideas
• Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their ideas
• Students integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks