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- 6th - 8th
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Students consider the interdependency of life in a temperate forest by studying selected organisms from an Asian temperate forest and creating a food web. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students listen to a giant, old oak explain to a little sapling how people and forests must co-exist in the wonderful video Forest Family Forever! With Ed Asner. They identify the four layers of a tropical rainforest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine forest organisms, features of some of the different types of forest, classify organisms based on the type of forest they come from, and explore how certain species are connected with other, particular species within their own ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss forest management dilemmas and make uninformed decisions as to whether they are appropriate management techniques. They draw bar graphs of the class opinion for each dilemma. They use media sources to become more informed on the issues and repeat the activity to see how they votes changed with more education. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students select and research a National Forest near their local community. They read and discuss the pamphlet "A Guide To Your National Forests," view photos of national forests, conduct Internet research, and complete the student worksheet "What is a National Forest?" Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students recognize the social, cultural, economic and environmental significance of forests. They develop timeline of activities and developments in the boreal forest since the end of the last period of glaciation. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify the various types of forests and define the essential needs of a forest in terms of growth and sustainability. Working individually, students create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting a tropical rain forest to a deciduous forest. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate a local forest ecosystem and discover the biotic and abiotic parts of the forest. Students observe the groundcover, understory, and canopy layers as well as collect leaves and bark in order to identify trees in the forest as part of the "Finding Out About Forests" project. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the relationship between human health and forest ecology. They explore the inquiry-based method by conducting learning activities that reflect fire, plant and animal adaptation, food webs, food chains, components of fire and fire extinguishers, and the anatomy of the human lung. Full Review »