The Giant Redwood Trees
Photo Left: The Wawona Tree painting (1887)
Giant Sequoia & Redwood Tree Classification
Metasequoia – Dwarf Redwoods
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood
Sequoia – True Redwoods
Sequoia sempervirens – Coast Redwood; California Redwood; Giant Redwood
Sequoiadendron – Sequoiadendrons
Sequoiadendron giganteum – Giant Sequoia; Big Tree
After either participating in NatureGlo's Exploring Redwood Trees live class, or viewing the recording and completing the study guide, do the Quizlet games below. Click on the chooser in the lower left hand side of the Quizlet.
Web Resources
Save the Redwoods League
Giant Sequoia.com
Coast Redwood Fact Sheet
Redwood Ed - A Guide for Teachers and Learners (download guide in parts)
Natural World - Giant Sequoia Stats List (scroll down)
Giant Sequoia Groves - Interactive Map
The Literature Corner
Grandmother Cedar Tree Audio story by Johnny Moses
The Story of the Solomon Tree (Scroll down to page 26, The Story of the Solomon Tree)
Poem - Redwood Tree
Projects, Activities - Please check your range to make sure your region can support giant redwoods, if you decide you want to plant it.
Save the Redwoods.org - Projects
Growing a Giant Sequoia
California State Parks - Visit the Giant Redwoods
Drawing a Giant Sequoia Tree
Download the Redwood Teacher's Guide Below
redwood_ecology_teachers_guide_2.pdf |
The Three Trees - pdf file to compare the three redwood trees
Main Lesson Videos
Informative Videos