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\n\"Territorial\n\n
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\nTerritorial Animal Sounds in the Forest\n

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\nTo show their territory, birds in the Patagonian rainforest knock on trees. This sound lets other birds know who rules the roost. This is an interesting look at an animal adaptation perfect for life in the forest. Birds are amazing...\n
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\n\"Forester\n\n
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\nForester\n

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\nFor this forester worksheet, students illustrate a map that shows the types of forests growing in various parts of the country. They also identify six forest trees common to the area where they live and explain how both wildlife and...\n
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\nOld Growth Forest Mural\n

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\nStudents explore the four characteristics of an old growth forest. In this forest lesson, students research old growth forests and their inhabitants. Students work in four separate groups and create a mural for their characteristic of an...\n
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\n\"Forest\n\n
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\nForest Management Techniques\n

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\nStudents work as a group to determine a management plan for an imaginary forest. In this forestry lesson plan, students discuss timber management techniques and develop a list of pros and cons for the techniques. They develop a...\n
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\n\"Forest\n\n
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\nForest Measurements: An Applied Approach\n

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\nGeometry—it's not just for the math classroom! Learners explore the field of forestry through a mathematical lens. An instructional resource explains how forest workers collect data about trees such as height, diameter, and age...\n
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\nMinnesota’s Forests\n

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\nThe forests of Minnesota provide middle schoolers with an integrated learning opportunity. They examine the three biomes and their histories, conduct experiments, read stories, and draw pictures. A lovely lesson about trees.\n
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\nKelp Forest Conservation\n

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\nThere otter be a better way. As a class, groups work together to create a food web based on the organisms in the kelp forest. Budding scientists watch a video on the kelp forest to see how the organisms create a food web and hear about...\n
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\nOur Forests Need Fires?\n

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\nStudents consider how forest fires are both damaging and beneficial to forests.  In this earth science instructional activity, students are read the book Fire! In Yellowstone by Robert Ekey and watch \"Fire Ecology\" and \"Two Sides of...\n
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\n\"Exploring\n\n
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\nExploring Forest Objects\n

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\nStudents explore the forest. In this ecosystems lesson, students rotate through sensory activity centers, brainstorm, and read about temperate forests.\n\n
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\nForest as a Filter\n

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\nLearners experiment using soil and water. In this forest as a filter lesson, students identify the role of forest cover, vegetation, and foliage impacts erosion and evaporation. Learners conduct a simple experiment, form a hypothesis,...\n
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\nForests Need People\n

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\nIn this forests and people lesson plan, 3rd graders brainstorm what forests are used for, discuss forest habitats, and how human interventions have affected trees and animals that depend on the forest environment. Students read the...\n
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\nLayers of the Forest- Leaf Litter\n

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\nStudents conduct an experiment. In this temperate forest lesson, students discuss what kind of animal life can be found in the forest. They read The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition and complete an...\n
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\nForest Loss Slows as Asian Nations Plant\n

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\nStudents survey the loss of forests around the world. In this environmental lesson, students read an article that outlines how forests are being lost and government interaction which encourages forests to be rebuilt.  Activities to...\n
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\nTaking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires\n

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\nLearners explain the components of fire, explain how forest fires impact man and the environment, analyze data in order to recognize areas that are at risk for forest fires, make recommendations based on research.\n
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\nMarine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Terrestrial Forests vs. Kelp Forests\n

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\nStudents discuss concept and specificity of habitats, both marine and terrestrial, list similarities and differences in the habitats of a kelp forest and a terrestrial forest, compare types of organisms that occupy corresponding types of...\n
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\nThe World's Forests\n

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\nLearners examine the world's forests. In this forest lesson, students gain knowledge about the sustainability of forests. Learners break into groups and brainstorm why forests are so important to our world. Students discuss...\n
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\nForest Food Chains and Webs\n

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\nStudents explore forest ecological systems. In this ecology lesson, students classify forest plants and animals according to their ecological roles. Students play a related vocabulary guessing game.  Students choose a card on which...\n
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\nHarvesting a Forest: How Would I Do It?\n

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\nThird graders design a machine for clear-cutting an area of forest.  In this agricultural technology instructional activity, 3rd graders are read selections from American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osbourn, discuss how trees are...\n
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\nForest Health\n

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\nYoung foresters examine the strategies, like prescribed burns and thinning, that are employed to ensure healthy forests.\n
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\nForests, Carbon & Our Climate\n

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\nTo conclude their examination of forest ecosystems, class members consider the role forests play in the carbon cycle and how forests can offset climate change.\n
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\nForest Families\n

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\nClass groups play a Forest Families card game to reinforce concepts presented in the first six sessions of a nine-instructional activity study of tress and forest ecosystems.\n
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\n\"Biomes\n\n
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\nBiomes : Tropical Rainforest\n

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\nDid you know that 50% of the world's species are found in the rainforest, yet rain forests cover just 2% of the earth's surface? Introduce your class to the enchanting world of the rain forest by using this informative, image-rich video....\n
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\n\"Fireflies:\n\n
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\nFireflies: Letter W\n

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\nFireflies form the letter “W.” A child names things in the night-time forest that begin with “W.” A very simple clip, which is great for introducing the letter “W.”\n
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\nForest Animals Word And Picture Cards\n

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\nIn this animals worksheet, pupils examine 40 word and picture cards of 40 forest animals. There is a full color set and one black line set. There are no directions.\n
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