THINGS TO DO
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.