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2013 Number 7 The Natural Inquirer Monograph Series P l re an F : u t low er ut ing er Pow F fo the r the Past and The Natural Inquirer Monograph Series Flower Power: Planting for the Past and the Future Produced by Forest Service Forest Service Thomas L. Tidwell, Chief Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association Jimmy L. Reaves, Deputy Chief, Research and Development Production Staff James E. 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Please pass this journal along or recycle it when you have Marianne Krasny, Cornell University finished using it. Keith Tidball, Cornell University 2013 | Number 7 Contents 10 FEATURE: Flower Power: Planting for the Past and the Future 4 Who Are Scientists? 5 Welcome to the Natural Inquirer Monographs! 6 Editorial Review Board At Work 7 Design Review Board At Work 9 What Are Memorial Gardens? 10 Flower Power: Planting for the Past and the Future 23 Flower Power FACTivity 28 Flower Power Common Core FACTivity 30 Flower Power Photo Challenge 31 Flower Power Create-a-Phrase Join us in being green! 32 National Education Standards To reduce the amount of paper used 33 Nature-Oriented Parenting Newsletter in producing the Natural Inquirer, the Inside back cover following sections are now available What Is the Forest Service? exclusively on the Natural Inquirer Web site, http://www.naturalinquirer.org. What Is the Southern Research Station? These resources can be found with the What Is the Northern Research Station? “Flower Power” monograph and on the What Is the Cradle of Forestry in “Educational Resources” pages. America Interpretive Association? Back Cover • Note to Educators Editorial Review Board • Lesson Plan Web Sites • Reflection Section Answer Guide Are Scienti Who sts? Scientists are people who collect and evaluate information about a wide range of topics. Some scientists study the natural environment. To be a successful scientist, you must: Be curious: Are you interested in learning? Question everything: Do you think about what you read and observe? Be enthusiastic: Are you enthused about a particular topic? Be open-minded: Are you willing to listen to new ideas? Be careful: Are you accurate in everything that you do? 4 Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org Welcome to the Natural Inquirer Monographs! Scientists report their research in a variety of highlighted in the article. special books. These books enable scientists These sections give you extra to share information with one another. A information that is educational monograph is a book about research that and interesting. focuses on a single science project. This monograph of a Natural Inquirer article was At the end of each created to give scientists the opportunity section of the article, to share their research with you and other you will find a few middle school students. questions to help you think about what you This monograph presents scientific research have read. These conducted by scientists in the Forest Service, questions will help U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you want you think like a to learn more about the Forest Service, you scientist. They can read about it on the inside back cover will help you of this monograph, or you can visit the think about how Natural Inquirer Web site at http://www. research is conducted. naturalinquirer.org. Your teacher may use these questions in a All of the research in the Natural Inquirer class discussion, or is concerned with the natural environment, you may discuss such as trees, forests, animals, insects, these questions in a outdoor activities, and water. First, you will small group. “meet the scientists” who conducted the research. Then you will read about one of Each Natural the many interesting aspects of science and Inquirer monograph will help you about the natural environment. You will also explore the exciting world of science and read about a specific research project. The prepare you to become a young scientist. You research article is written in the format that will learn about the scientific process, how to scientists use when they publish research in conduct scientific research, and how to share scientific journals. Then YOU become the your own research with others. scientist as you go through the FACTivity associated with the article. Don’t forget to Visit http://www.naturalinquirer.org look at the glossary and the special sections for more information, articles, and resources. Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org 5 Editorial Review Board At Work Ms. Mimi Voyles's 7th grade language arts class, Oconee County Middle School, Georgia The most I think it is a important thing really good I learned is that article and tells scientists analyze you a lot about numbers to answer flower power. their questions. I really thought that it was real good. Filled with a ton of facts It was great. and information Just some of the and it is real words I didn’t educational. understand. But it would be an awesome magazine that I would love The most to be in. important thing I learned is that scientists use other evidence or written work that other scientists wrote. The Natural Inquirer is Try adding I like that there fun and interesting. more pictures. is a glossary and Science has always All together Web resources. been my favorite and it’s good. best subject and this along with class is educational. 6 Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org Design Review Board At Work Ms. Julie Linsley’s 7th grade science class, Malcom Bridge Middle School, Georgia The magazine is good to learn things others wouldn’t teach you You may want or even think about to add a “Did on a daily basis. You Know” section. We would like more fun I think the We would like Natural Inquirer Put in more facts. more color and The graphs is very educational pictures of more pictures. but I think it could wildlife and some are great, they be more fun fun facts for kids show great and colorful to look at and evidence. as well. read. Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org 7 Design Review Board At Work (continued) Julie Linsley’s 7th grade science class, I really liked Malcom Bridge Middle School, Georgia the article and thought it would appeal to kids around my age. Graphs and font could be a bit bigger. I enjoyed the graphs and tables. I thought they were very helpful. I like that you put sidebars for words most kids would not know. It is a very good book. It has a lot of There was a side Instead of using details in it, which paragraph about Having so many extra space for the is good. I really geocaching. It might be figures causes the definitions, just put like how the book helpful to add something reader to look them on the page is made. such as “Learn more at back and forth with the word you www.naturalinquirer.org/ too much. are defining. geocache” so you could read more about it and how to get involved. 8 Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org People attend a ceremony to dedicate a memorial garden in Connecticut. What Are Memorial Gardens? Memorial gardens are areas planted for a specific purpose. That purpose is to remember someone or something special. Memorial gardens are usually planted in memory of people who have passed away. The garden is planted as a tribute to the life or lives that were lost. A memorial garden can be any size or can be planted with any type of plant. A single tree or flower can be a memorial garden. Memorial gardens can also be several acres or hectares in size. These gardens may include trees, flowers, shrubs, grasses, and other objects. Other objects include, for example, memorial stones or sculptures. Memorial gardens give surviving people a place to remember who or what was lost. These gardens give people a chance to share their grief and to heal. In this research, you will read about efforts to create memorial gardens in memory of the people lost during two events in American history. Flower Power • http://www.naturalinquirer.org 9 Glossary words are in bold and are defined on page 22. Flower Power: Planting for the Past and the Future Meet the Scientists! Kudryavtsev. Alex q Dr. Keith Tidball, by Senior Extension Associate My favorite science experience was Photo studying how ants affect sand dune p erosion in the Kalahari Desert in Dr. Marianne Krasny, Southern Africa. Forest Ecologist My favorite science experience was working on the Tanana River floodplain in Alaska to collect data on seedlings and floods, while watching out for moose and bears. In this photo, I am in Shanghai, China.