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- 6th - 8th
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Students consider the interdependency of life in a temperate forest by studying selected organisms from an Asian temperate forest and creating a food web. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine forest organisms, features of some of the different types of forest, classify organisms based on the type of forest they come from, and explore how certain species are connected with other, particular species within their own ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use the internet to gather information on trees and forests. They design a brochure illustrating characteristics of trees and identify everyday products that are made from wood. They research any current event that involves trees or forests. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the process in which to complete a forest volume cruise. They practice calculating the amount of lumber per acre of a given area. They share their results with the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss forest management dilemmas and make uninformed decisions as to whether they are appropriate management techniques. They draw bar graphs of the class opinion for each dilemma. They use media sources to become more informed on the issues and repeat the activity to see how they votes changed with more education. 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 »
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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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the aspects of a forest floor ecosystem, including decomposition, the water cycle, food webs, the needs of living things, and physical vs. chemical change over an extended period. In addition, students conduct observations each week in teams of three, record information about the forest floor environment, and report their findings to the class. Full Review »
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