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How to weigh a tree

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners pick a tree they see everyday. They measure the tree's circumference and estimate its height using similar triangles. Students are introduced to Computational Science. They use computers and calculators to compute values...
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Mystery, Myth, and Wonder: The White Elephant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of the elephant in the culture of Thailand through many different class activities based on a PBS program "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan". Students also look at the impact of technology on...
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Trees For Trout!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine the impact of native forests, local clearcuts and local clearcuts and local reforestation projects on the survivablity of Rainbow Trout in their area. They record and document the stages of the trout throughout...
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Great Barrier Reef-Guarding Nemo

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the Great Barrier Reef. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students conduct research regarding the Great Barrier Reef and examine methods to preserve the Reef. Students apply the RAFT method to prepare a...
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My Giving Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify native and invasive trees. In this ecology instructional activity, students survey trees in their schoolyard and identify the species. Students adopt a native tree sprout and record the growth in a journal.
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Apple: Bare to Pick

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...
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A Tree is an Ecosystem

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars make observations about trees. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students observe and record all living and non living things they find under a tree, look for birds nests, evidence of woodpeckers and take samples...
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Best Management Practices for Water Quality

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine best management practices for water quality.  In this water quality instructional activity, 4th graders explore unused land to identify areas of runoff, erosion, and effects of water flow.  Students...
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Food Chains in a Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore food chains in the forest. In this food chain lesson plan, learners listen to the story The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones. They create a food chain to match the story and then create a food chain of...
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Schoolyard Field Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe, plan, research, and create a field guide for the trees that are in their schoolyard. In this trees lesson plan, 4th graders make careful observations of what they see around their school and create a guide.
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How to Figure Board Feet and Cost of a Board

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate woodworking and converting lengths to cubic measurements.  In this math conversions instructional activity, students examine the length of a piece of board, and its total area by using the formula for finding...
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Selecting the Best Material to Use While Solving Technological Problems

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine natural resources and discuss their pros and cons.  In this sustainable environment lesson, students describe reasons to use specific resources when faced with different problems, specifically why wood is a great...
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Tree ID Booklet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars make a booklet of leaves they find and identify the tree they came from. In this tree identification lesson plan, students research the leaves on the internet to determine the tree they come from.
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A Closer Look at Wood

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners examine forests as a renewable resource and conservation practices.  In this conifers activity students complete a lab activity on the different types of wood. 
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Finding the Basal Area of a Forest Plot to Determine Stocking Levels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use graphs and plots to measure the basal area and stocking levels.  In this graphing instructional activity students work in the field the use their data to help them complete a lab activity. 
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Living with the Threat of Wildfire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe the risk of wildfires. In this fire safety lesson, students describe ways to reduce the risk of wildfires to residential areas. They study what to do before, during and after the occurrence of a wildfire. Learners...
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Which Sides Are You on? A critical Issue Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study public issues and become more aware of local issues.  For this economics lesson students are given some local controversial issues and several viewpoints to analyze.  They then research and review the topic with...
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Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the Bahamas through presentations and charts.  In this ecology lesson, 6th graders utilize their library and Internet to research the life forms and species that inhabit the Bahamas.  Students observe...
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Veggie Quesadilla Recipe: Possessive Nouns

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify nouns and pair them with a possessive noun. In this possessive noun lesson, students read a recipe and identify the nouns. Then, students pair each noun with a possessive noun and use them in a sentence.
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Biomass: The Energy of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research renewable fuels. In this alternative energy lesson, students compile information and create a comparison chart on renewable resources. This lesson includes additional suggested readings, vocabulary, and a Biomass...
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Save Our Forests

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the forest products industry and its affects upon their communities. They inventory the wood and paper products they consume and determine how it translates into the number of trees cut. Using a spreadsheet, they...
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"Potato Mountain": Reading/Understanding Topographic Maps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how to read topographic maps.  In this map reading lesson students complete a topographic map activity. 
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Exploring Our Watershed System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study watersheds and examine how they are composed.  In this watershed system instructional activity students explain how water enters a watershed and the concept of stream order. 
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Pulp Friction

For Students 8th - 10th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students have 12 minutes to read a text entitled "Pulp Friction" and answer comprehension questions based on the article. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.

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