Bring dendrochronology into your school with our engaging science kits available for loan! These hands-on kits include tools and resources designed to make learning fun and accessible, allowing students to explore tree-ring science up close. Each kit is tailored to fit the student’s grade level, ensuring an enriching experience for every age.
Introduction to Dendrochronology Kits: Each kit contains 20+ tree cookie cross-sections for learners to explore the basics on dendrochronology.
Wood Sample Identification Kits: These kits are available as a lending kit or as a downloaded activity. Many trees and other woody plants produce growth rings, but not all species and samples are suitable for tree-ring analysis (cross-dating). For some of the samples, the rings may not be clear or the ring growth may not be sensitive (variable) enough for tree-ring applications.
Dedroclimatology Cores Activity Guide: This advanced kit builds on knowledge from the Introduction to Dendrochronology kits. Students learn about cross-matching, sensitive and complacent trees, and how to build a chronology.
Online Presentation on How to Cross date tree-rings by skeleton plotting.
Online Tree-Ring Basics
Online Instructional Cross-dating Exercises
For more information on how to borrow our free outreach kits, please contact: Pamela Pelletier: outreach@ltrr.arizona.edu(link sends e-mail) OR 520.621.0984
