_If there is a birch tree growing in your neighborhood,
go and see it._
_Notice whether it is a good shade tree. Does the bark
on the young trees hang in strips as it does on the
older trees?_
_If you have the right to do so, peel off enough birch
bark to make a basket, a boat, or a frame._
_When you visit a museum, find as many things as you
can that are made of birch bark._
_Find pictures of things that are made of birch bark._