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FACTOID!!
The next time you see a tree stump take a closer look at its rings. Every year most trees produce a light-coloured ring of spring growth and a dark-coloured ring of summer growth. If you count only one ring not both rings, you will be able to tell how old the tree was when it was cut down.


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Welcome to the Teachers page of GFAwesome! We want to make using our site fun and easy for you. GF Awesome gives science students of all ages the unique opportunity to be connected to cutting edge forest research. We encourage teachers to use our site as an educational and reference tool, as well as a guide to planning scientifically sound curriculum. GFAwesome contains many interesting facts about forests and the wildlife within them, examining how and why forests work. There are lesson plans, quizzes, activities and much more for your classes.


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