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- 11th
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Students identify a variety of forest resources, then describe the origins, development, and trends of forest resource used in British Columbia. They define primary, secondary, and tertiary forest products in British Columbia. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students observe the layers of the forest on a walk in the woods. They break up into groups to create murals, posters, or brochures illustrating the forest layers of Washington's Lowland Forests. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students explore their reliance on forest products in a technological society. They make informed choices between renewable resources and products from non-renewable resources. They identify ways to use the forest in a responsible and caring manner. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students listen to the story "The Great Kapok" then discuss characteristics of the rain forest. They make several different types of rain forest animals from paper plates (ex. sloth, tigers, monkeys etc) and design costumes for a rainforest presentation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 9th
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Students examine the relationships between living things while researching the rain forest. Students write a research report on an animal of the rain forest, write a poem related to the rain forest, create a brochure using persuasive language to encourage ecotourism, and write a pen pal letter in this rain forest project. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students recognize the important role of humans in the protection and preservation of natural environments. They investigate the Saskatchewan forest in Canada by interpreting lines, grids, symbols, scale and visual representations of the forest. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify parts of a tree, defining vocabulary associated with different types of trees. They calculate percentage of growth, diameter, and radius. Students explain how foresters manage and maintain a forest as a crop. Students identify trees as a renewable resource and list products associated with tree production. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a group discuss revolving around urban development and their answers to worksheet questions. They analyze maps and historical records to compare and contrast the day to day activities of a forest manager. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students review the types of plant and animal species living in Pennslyvania forests. Using leaves, they identify the species and type of tree and examine biotic and abiotic factors. They discover that all trees compete for water, sun and nutrients and identify how humans have affected the environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem. They evaluate reasons for the changes and discuss opposing views of human activity, logging and fire management practices. Students observe a video, describe the location of the Sequoia Grove. They write an opinion paper on the management of the Giant Sequoia Groves. Full Review »

