PEP Talks

Learn to see trees through the Professor’s eyes and his green-coloured lenses and you will see the environment around you in a very different way. Trees are not just outdoor furniture for us to use.  If we learn to respect and care for trees then they can help us and the global environment in countless ways.

Professor Pricklethorn wants to help teachers, parents, and children learn how to make the connection between science and everyday life by learning about the many good things that trees do for us every single day. 

Aligning with the Ontario Grade 1-8 Science and Technology Curriculum guidelines, and through his engaging and informative program and activities, the Professor helps you to:

1. relate science and technology to society and the environment
   
2. develop the skills, strategies, and habits of mind required for scientific inquiry and technological problem solving, and
   
3. understand the basic concepts of science and technology 
   

Currently 2 formats of presentations are available:

Trees Please and Thank You PEP Rally  *indoor voice

Photosynthesis has never been so much fun until the Professor and his Air-Scrubbing Oxygen Factory show you how trees help us every single day, with every single breath!
Students will:

• learn about both the visible and invisible gifts that trees give us and how these benefits impact the quality of our everyday lives.
  
• learn why arborists focus on "planting the right tree in the right place".
  
• roll play to show how the process of photosynthesis works and is key to the growth of all things green.
  
• absorb simple tree facts that will elevate the importance of the trees around them.
  
• participate in a tree "pledge" that summarizes the presentation and puts tree preservation,  protection and awareness into practice.
  

There is an emphasis on the universal “wellness” and benefits that urban trees and forests deliver to us as well as how and why it is that trees make us feel better and live healthier lives.

35 - 45 minutes - indoors
Requirements - 1 folding type banquette table


PEP Tree Whisperer Walk     *outdoor voice

Put on your hiking boots and join Professor Pricklethorn for a stroll through an urban woodlot.

Students will:

• gain an outdoor experience amongst trees to discover various species and anecdotal information about their very own “Urban Forest”.
  
• explore the physiological functions of trees both above the ground and below the ground.
  
• learn the differences between deciduous trees and coniferous trees.
  
• learn some basic Identification principals and ID trees right in the school yard.
  
• learn some achievable tree deeds that will help with the health and welfare of the trees around them.
  
• review the basic principles of Photosynthesis
  
• review the concept of “Planting the Right Tree in The Right Place.”
  

We will also focus on the universal “wellness” that urban trees and forests deliver to us as well as how and why it is that trees make us feel better and live healthier lives.

35 – 45 minutes required.   Dress for the great outdoors.
Requirements -  a school yard with a good population of trees or accessible / public woodlot / park close by.

To arrange a school visit, contact Professor Pricklethorn at  professorpricklethorn@rogers.com

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