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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop their investigative skills in looking for clues of past forest use and explore how forests have been used and misused in the past. They reflect upon past and present uses of the forest and the concept of forest sustainability. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze physical and biological changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem, especially logging and fire management practices. They evaluate the controversy of how logging and fire management should be conducted in the Giant Sequoia ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students see that a forest is more than a group of trees - it plays a vital role in the environment and provides valuable products used every day. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study the value of forests. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students, in groups, research the issues of the rainforest considering the opinions of many people who have interests in the rain forest and then present their findings to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students create a book about animal species found only in the Amazon rain forest. They find one species to represent each letter of the alphabet, and write each name on a different piece of paper. They illustrate each page with an original drawing. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore the interdependency of tropical forests. They explore the importance of conserving biodiversity and tropical food chains. Students create a tropical forest food chain and identify species that live in the Caribbean National Forest. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students devise and conduct a survey at their school to discover what the students like to do in forests. They then plot the results in a line-graph. Students research the various things threatening forest life. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 4th
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Students listen to a story about the role of animals in the rain forest. Using one animal in the story, they write an essay from the animal's point of view stating facts they have gathered in the lesson. They complete a concept web to examine the interdependence of the animals to the rain forest. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students observe forest ecosystem, and investigate about a tree. They study the different types of soil and its porosity. Pupils distinguish the basic needs in a forest ecosystem, and examine the positive and negative affects that humans have on forest ecosystems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students explore the rain forest and where they are located. Students examine why the rain forests are important and what is happening to them. They investigate the water cycle and life cycle of a frog. Students build a rain forest in the classroom. Full Review »

