Summary
Mark joins the #TeamTrees effort and shows how drones can plant trees far faster than people, to help restore forests. It links engineering to caring for the environment.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
Forests are a shared resource that people can protect. Tree-planting drones are an engineered solution to restore them at large scale.
- Why are trees important to protect and restore?
- How do drones plant trees faster than people can?
- What other big environmental problems might engineering help solve?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: resource, environment, drone, restore.
Try it: List three things trees do for people and animals. Design a simple plan to plant more near your school.