Odd One Out

Discuss:

Which is the odd one out?

Tree Rings

Learn:

Dendrochronology: dendro=tree,
chronology=dating

Watch: Life as a Tree! by SciShow Kids. Did you know you can read the story of a tree's life? By looking at a tree's rings, you can figure out way more than just how old it is!


Read: What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change via NASA Climate Kids.

 

A Machine That Turns Tree Rings into a Musical Score

“A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture).”

- BARTHOLOMÄUS TRAUBECK

 

Go Further:

Teachers: Tree rings help us learn about past climates by decoding tree ring patterns. Use this interactive simulation from Centre For Science Education to learn what tree ring patterns tell us about past climate conditions.

This simulation shows how tree ring samples from living and dead trees can be collected using a coring technique and interpreted to see into the past.

 

Create: Tree ring art via Crayon

Play:

Treetops playground, Cnr of Blackwood Park Blvd and Champion Way, Craigburn Farm, South Australia, 5051

Blackwood Park Treetops Playground, true to its name, is a stunning little playground nestled in the Blackwood Park Estate. It features