Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
Dunn’s Woods Interactive Lesson Plan for Teachers, Parents, and Summer Camp Programs
Instructions:
1. Using your Smart Phone or any device using a mobile cell network, connect to:
http://www.indiana.edu/~dunnswoo/tour/
2. Walk the woods and [using your phone’s camera] take photos of at least three trees or plants that
you can identify.
3. Listen to the audio talks for each particular area (A1, A2, and so on.) Then circle the correct answer
to each question for each area.
Questions written by Barbara Hamm, student of Ivy Tech State College.
A1
Sugar maple trees are also known as
a)
b)
c)
d)
Maples of sugar
Acer saccharum
Maple syrup makers
Woodlands tree
In the fall, the sugar maple drops seeds that will tend to do what when they fall?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Skip
Spin or twirl
Rocket to the ground below them
Hiccup
Have the sugar maple trees increased or decreased as a result of acid rain, soil acidification and management.
a) Increases
b) Decrease
True or False: The sugar maple is the most common of the seven maple tree species?
What is the process called whereby the tree pulls water from lower soil layers to higher layers.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hydraulic lift
I’m thirsty, give me water
Circulation process
Water process A1
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
A2
___________ _____________ is a woody, vining plant native to East Asia
a)
b)
c)
d)
Yellow belly
Purple Wintercreeper
Silent Summercreeper
Jumpin’ Jack Creeper
Wintercreeper is an evergreen vine that spreads as ________ _________, on walls and up the sides of trees
a)
b)
c)
d)
Ground cover
Soil protection
Water conservation
Ecosystem species
True or False: It is very difficult to spot purple wintercreeper in Dunn’s woods.
A3
What portion of Dunn’s woods is the White Fawn Lilly found?
a)
b)
c)
d)
West
Southern
Northern
Eastern
The White Fawn Lilly is native to ___________ & ____________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Forest & creeks
Forest & meadows
Mountains & meadows
Wal-Mart & Lowes
What color are the petals of the flower?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Red
Green
White
See through
What is the White Fawn Lilly otherwise known as?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Recurved Pedal Pushers
Erythronium albidum
Albidum Erythron
Native of the Woods
True or False: The White Fawn Lillies are reasonably hardy plants.
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
A4
Another name for Elymus hystix would be:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Bottle Stick Grass
Bottle Brush Grass
Bottle Guard Gourds
Baby Bottle Baby Bottle
Describe the seed of the Bottle Brush Grass.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Rounded tips
Flat and shiny
Spikey
Both a & c
True or False: The spike-like awns can harm livestock if eaten.
The grass itself can reach 2.5 feet to 5 feet tall while the seed heads will reach about ______ in length.
a)
b)
c)
d)
26 inches
12 inches
3 feet
2.5 feet
The Bottle Brush grass dwell in deciduous ________, meadows and savannas.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Woodlands
Rain forest
Mountains
The creek bottoms
B1
In the fall, the Serviceberries leaves can turn into how many colors?
a)
b)
c)
d)
2
3
1
They remain green all year long
How tall can the Serviceberry tree stand?
a) It is really a bush & won’t grow to be tall
b) 22 to 32 feet tall
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
c) 8 to 20 feet tall
d) 2.5 to 7 feet tall
In the __________, the bark of a Serviceberry will appear silvery.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
Humans can eat the berries of the Serviceberry tree. What do they typically make from the berries?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Banana bread
Jams, jellies & pies
Mac & Cheese
Purple butter
The Serviceberry is otherwise known as the
a)
b)
c)
d)
Amelanchier
Campanula
Wild ginger
Red hot tree
B2
What should you do if you have touched a poison ivy plant?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Call 911
Wash your skin immediately with a strong soap
Lather your skin with peanut butter
Wear pants and long sleeve shirt so no one can see the blisters
Poison ivy grows all over
a)
b)
c)
d)
South Africa
North America
Bottoms of ponds
Peru
Poison ivy is otherwise known as
a)
b)
c)
d)
Toxicodendron radicans
Itchy plant
Tongues of Radical
Toximous capicorn
True or False: Another person can get poison ivy just by touching the cloths of the person who walked through the
poisonous plants.
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
To identify poison ivy, look for
a)
b)
c)
d)
Red berries on the stem of the plant
White lines on the 5 leaves of the plants
Clusters of 3 leaflets, stemming from the main vine
The yellow root base
B3
The Ragwort that grows in ___________ will require more ___________ than if it grows in the shade.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sunlight; sun screen
The rain; natural cover
Sunlight; moisture
Moisture; sunlight
True or False: The Packera Aurea sprouts a yellow flower in the springtime.
Another name for the golden Ragwort is
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pacers-gold
Packera aurea
Amolly neura
Basal knot
The golden Ragwort has many other names including Life Root, ragweed and __. _______ wort.
a)
b)
c)
d)
St. John’s
St. James
Mr. Jonah’s
St. Justin’s
These are oval in shape, with rounded teeth-like edges along the margins, hairless, are typically 2-3” inches long and 2”
across:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The yellow blades of the basal leaves
The pinkish blades of the ganglion leaves
The yellow blades of the ganglion leaves
The green stem of the plant
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
B4
Hairy Wood Mint can also be called
a)
b)
c)
d)
Use-a-Comb
Blephilia hirsute
Herskirt willgetcaught
Blephla wintergreen
What flying insect will typically pollinate the plant?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Drones, they can do anything
Various bees
Mosquitoes
Flying squirrels
The blooms of the Hairy Wood Mint can be what 2 colors?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Green and white
Teal and gold
White and light purple
Purple and light blue
The Blephilia hirsute will bloom during what months of the year?
a)
b)
c)
d)
June to August
August to September
October only
January to April
How tall can the Hairy Wood Mint grow?
a)
b)
c)
d)
12 to 36 inches
1 to 3 feet
4 to 7 feet
Both a & b are correct
C1
The building in Dunn’s Woods was built in 1900 possibly from stone gathered within the woods.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The eastern most outhouses
The Kirkwood observatory
The Kirkwood platform
The Daniel Dome
The building is named after a famous astronomer, Daniel Kirkwood, who was a professor of _______ & ______.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Mathematics and home economics
Mathematics and astronomy
Astronomy and oceonoics
Culinary arts and mathematics
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
Daniel Kirkwood is responsible for discovering divisions in the asteroid belts known as:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Kirkwood Gaps
Oriens Belt
The little dipper
The Kirkwood Observatory
Standing near the Kirkwood Observatory is a large ______ oak tree.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pen
Pin
Pig
Peg
Oak is a great resource for builders for many reasons. It is strong and possesses tannins which will resist _______ and
attack by bugs and termites.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Water
Fire
Decay
Noise
C2
The Ageratina altissima is otherwise known as the
a)
b)
c)
d)
Purple wintercreeper
White snakeroot
Yellow snakeroot
Wildlife of Dunn’s woods
During what months will the White snakeroot bloom?
a)
b)
c)
d)
August to October
January to March
November only
None of the above
True or False: The foliage of the White Snakeroot can be highly toxic and cause death.
When the toxins of the White Snakeroot pass through a dairy product to humans it is called
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mad Cow Disease
Milk Sickness
Cheddar Cheese Curds
Throw-Up Root
The native plant will grow well in ________ to slightly ______ conditions.
a) Moist; dry
b) Dry; moist
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
c) Soggy; hot
d) Moist; moist
C3
Eupatorium purpureum is otherwise known as
a)
b)
c)
d)
Joe Billy sticks
Sue Bell flower
Joe Pye Weed
None of the above
What months will you find that the Joe Pye weed will bloom its flowers?
a)
b)
c)
d)
January through March
December only
September only
August through September
What scent will you detect if you smell the flower?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Cinnamon
Honey comb
Vanilla
Buttered popcorn
True or False: The Joe Pye Weed is a perennial, native to the area.
How tall can the Eupatorium purpureum stand?
a)
b)
c)
d)
3 to 7 feet tall
2 to 4 feet tall
16 inches tall
6.5 to 9.5 feet tall
C4
Orange Jewelweed is otherwise known as
a)
b)
c)
d)
Impatiens capensis
Butterfly roost
Cyanocitta crystata
Hummingbird flower
From June through September, one can see the _________ blossoms.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Purple
Orange
Yellow
Mint green
The Jewelweed’s nickname is
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
a) Touch-Me-Not
b) Bee-My-Honey-Bee
c) Don’t Touch Me
d) Tickle Me
The native summer ________ plant dwells in moist woodlands.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Perrienial
Every other year
Vining
Annual
The _____________ of the Jewelweed will attract the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, various bees and swallow-tailed
butterflies.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The seed pod
Flower
Leaves
Smell
D1
What invasive species of plants is the most commonly found in Dunn’s woods?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The clingy vine
Purple wintercreeper
Yellow dandelion
Mulch
What two ways to reduce the coverage of purple wintercreeper has been most effective?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mulching & mowing
Herbicide & weed eating
Herbicide & hand pulling
Setting fire to the are
What farm animal are researchers thinking about using to help control the infestation of the invasive plant?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chicken
Goats
Pigs
Cows
The woody, vining plant is native to
a)
b)
c)
d)
East Asia
North American
South Pole
Africa
How does the growth & spread of the purple wintercreeper disrupt the woods?
a) It doesn’t allow for any other color to be seen in the wooded flooring
b) The thick ground cover suffocates all other native plants not allowing for variety in the woods
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
c) The vines trip hikers up and they don’t want to return to the Dunn’s woods
d) The vines grow up the trees making the trees look ugly
D2
Two plants grow in this region, what color do they share?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Red
White
Blue
Dark brown
Indiana limestone is a sedimentary rock made up of several minerals, with ________ ___________ as the main
component.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Calcium found in milk
Calcium carbonate
Carbonate fluids
Acid rain
Why has the use of limestone for monuments slowed down?
a)
b)
c)
d)
People like to paint graffiti on it
The acid rain corrodes the stone
The moss likes to grow all over it
It can not be polished and shine enough
In this area where the old limestone quarry is, one can locate two plants, the Blue Mistflower and the Great Blue
Lobelia. Both plants enjoy the _________ that the woodlands provide here.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Scenery
Moisture
Dry conditions
Rocky
The Blue Mistflower is often not consumed by mammalian herbivores because of its _________ tasting foliage.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Butter
D3
What will be marked by a stone in this area?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A WWI memorial
A tree stump
A pond
A stuffed parrot
What does the stump represent?
a) That many trees stood here in the past
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
b) The remains of the 1st Indiana University class trees
c) A wonderful professor named Tony stood here
d) A good place for cell reception for your phone
What year was the 1st class tree planted?
a)
b)
c)
d)
1963
1889
1860
2001
True or False: It was a long-standing custom for every graduating class to plant a tree on campus.
Why was the tree cut down?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Needed to make paper with it
The purple wintercreeper choked it out
Wind-storm damage
The roots were coming out of the ground tripping hikers
D4
Wild ginger bears what color(s) of flowers?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Orange & baby blue
Orange or baby blue
Red or brown
White & red (go IU)
What will increase if you eat wild ginger?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Your hair growth
Urination
Your appetite
Shivering if the skin
What body organ does the leaf of wild ginger resemble?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Heart
Kidney
Gallbladder
Eye ball
Both plants, wild ginger and bell flower like the
a)
b)
c)
d)
Shady & moist areas
Hot & dry areas
Steamy & warm areas
Moist & sunny areas
The American Bellflower will grow to a height of
a) 3 to 9 feet tall
b) 1 to 3 feet tall
c) 2 to 6 feet tall
Name 1: ________________________ Name 2: __________________ Date:__________
d) Both a & b
Short Answer/Discussion Questions
1. Find a sugar maple tree or collect a sugar maple leaf.
2. Find a purple wintercreeper plant. Let's pull it out, it's invasive!
3. Find poison ivy or virginia creeper. What's the difference?
4. Find a carpet of wild ginger
5. Find one bug. Did we talk about it in the tour? Do you know how it benefits from the native plants?
6. Draw a picture of something AWESOME you found or saw in the woods.