TREEmendous Educator Guide
Grades K–8
This 90+ page guide contains ten lessons, student and teacher resources and tree vocabulary. It was produced in conjunction with the 2011 TREEmendous exhibit at Missouri Botanical Garden.
Download guide (6.51 MB)
A Place to Learn Field Trip Guide
Grades K–6
Download a selection of tested lessons help you use the Garden to present concepts in ecology, plant biology, art, classification, math, and social studies. Maps, leader guides, and reproducible student activity sheets accompany each lesson. The complete guide is also available for purchase.
“A First Look at the Garden” (Grades PK–K)
“People and Plants” (Grades K–2)
“Plants and Products” (Grades 3–6)
“Plant and Animal Interactions” (Grades 6–8)
Tropical Rainforest Curriculum
Grades 2–8
Rain forest ecology, products, deforestation, and the importance of biodiversity are highlighted in this curriculum originally designed as part of our circulating kit, The Tropical Rainforest.
Grades 2–4
Grades 5–8
Also available for download is the booklet A Tropical Feast featuring fruits, vegetables, spices, roots and starches, nuts and other plants used for food that are found growing in the Tropics.
Mapping Your Community
Grades 4–12
These ArcGIS® tutorials help students gain mapping skills and build toward independent investigations. Tutorials are available for both ArcGIS® 9.2 and ArcGIS® 10.
Go to the Mapping Your Community page
In the Air
Grade K–Adult
Developed by Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, these environmental education materials help K–12 students and adults better understand airborne toxics issues in their communities. The goal is to increase knowledge about air pollution and to make connections between behaviors and air quality. Five modules have been developed (Grades K–3, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 and adult). Outreach programs for Grades 3–12 are also available.
Go to the In the Air web site