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- 9th - 12th
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Students measure trees with a Biltmore tree scale stick and estimate the number of board feet expected from a tree. They explore the difference between a log and a bolt and explore how lumber is sold. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students take cuttings from plants and care for them so they take root and generate new plants from the cuttings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify specific urban sites where trees are useful or necessary and where trees do not fit properly. They explain considerations that trees must be adapted to for urban use, and select specific tree choices for an urban site. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the concepts used in identifying trees and act out the positions of various leaf arrangements and structures to enhance their cognitive recall of these topics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students sort and classify leaves according to descriptions given by the teacher. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students develop their understanding of the strategies used for the sustainability of forests, identify the root of conflicts and develop strategies to be used for problem resolution and analyze the importance of forest management techniques. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students identify and analyze the importance of our forests and forest management techniques, particularly in regard to the issues of tree harvesting and deer management techniques. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explain factors in planting trees successfully and aesthetically. They explore landscape architecture and architects. They sketch a park using what they have learned. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define the term forest stewardship and they identify good forest stewardship practices. They are asked:"Does anyone enjoy spending time in the woods?" Students identify techniques of practicing good forest stewardship (taking care of forest for the future, learning about forests, caring about wildlife in the forest, using recyclable and recycled materials,and recycling). Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students investigate the life cycle of trees and become "tree-tectives" to discover ones with diseases or other signs of stress. They complete tree damage forms including their notes and sketches. Students identify the causes and effects of change in organisms within an ecosystem. Full Review »

