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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe the technological advances in the use and management of resources over the past 100 years. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research the harvesting of trees in the United States, select one article on tree harvesting and write a one page summary of the article, and state if they agree or disagree with the article's position on tree harvesting. 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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- 6th - 9th
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Students problem-solve how to log five acres. Working in pairs, they construct models of logging sites before and after the trees are harvested. they paint their models and include other environmental details. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use wireless laptop computers to collect, store, communicate, and organize data from the 1999 Jasper Fire area. They collect data in the field and compare it to student-collected data from prior years to develop conclusions about the recovery rate of soil from areas with varied burn intensity. 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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- 8th - 10th
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Students examine the importance of forests. In groups, they complete measurements of forests to determine its economic value. They discover the events that can alter the life of a forest and identify leaves using a key. They use the Internet to discover careers in the foresty field. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research history of logging in Michigan by using PowerPoint presentation, "The Logging Era in Michigan." They interview a person who has a job in logging, a lumber mill, forest management, conservation, or buying/selling trees or lumber then complete the "Timber Tales Today" interview worksheet. 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 »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discover the go command and the freeze command for the management of the class. They go out into personal space on the go command, and walk around playing the name game, introducing themselves to the rest of the class. Full Review »
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