Tree rings

Last week for science news Mrs Ware showed us a piece of wood. It was a bit different because someone had sliced across the tree.

She showed us how we could count the rings to see how old the tree was when it was cut down. We think this tree was about 13 years old.

Did you know that trees grow at different rates? Some trees take MUCH longer to grow, like Kauri trees.

Did you know that trees don't grow as fast in winter? That is the dark part of the rings inside the tree.