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Forestry Lesson Plans
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Learners evaluate a forest for timber harvest and discuss potential impacts of logging. In this sustainable forestry lesson, learners work in groups in a forested plot to choose trees to cut based on species and stem diameter. They discuss the potential impacts to the forest if the chosen trees were removed.
In this lesson students construct a timeline to show changes and trends in the future of urban and community forestry. In this forestry lesson, students discuss the importance of trees. They read a timeline and add future events to show their vision for forestry.
This lesson has students investigate the impacts of logging and milling on the environment. In this forestry lesson, students discover details about the sustainability of forestry around the world as they research world timber practices and share them with their classmates.
Students read and discuss a perspective on traditional Native American Maidu forestry practices. They participate in a discussion about the article and identify alternative practices to industry logging.
Students explore the forestry industry in Canada. In this secondary mathematics lesson, students analyze graphical information regarding the total area of tress harvested and the total areal of trees planted for each province of Canada. Students create a scatter plot to examine the harvesting trends in Canada over time and the impact of extreme values on the line of best fit for the scatter plot.
Learners work as a group to determine a management plan for an imaginary forest. In this forestry lesson, learners discuss timber management techniques and develop a list of pros and cons for the techniques. They develop a management plan for an imaginary forest based on the discussion.
Students discuss the natural and economic impact of forests and forestry. Using given statistics they construct different types of graphs in which they make observations and draw conclusions.
In this lesson students calculate the board footage of a tree. In this forestry lesson, students use a Biltmore tree scale stick to calculate the number of board feet that would be produced. They quantify the economic value of a tree from this measurement.
This lesson has students study trees. In this forestry lesson, students complete a variety of activities where they learn the basic parts of a tree and their functions.
Students explore a forest through orienteering and tree identification. In this forestry lesson, students navigate using a compass and topographic maps. They identify trees using dichotomous keys.
