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Forest Sustainability

For Teachers 10th - 12th
High schoolers study major forests and their history. They see what sustainable forestry and silviculture is and discuss the topics on the attached worksheet.
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Use of the Forest in the Economic Evolution of Oakville, Pennsylvania

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore forest usage and the ways which it affected the development of Oakville. They identify the technological advances that shaped forest based industries, and the current challenges facing the community of Oakville.
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Tree Riddle Book

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the tree identification cards, identifying conifers sheet, and western forest cards. From the information gathered from these resources, each team help create a tree riddle book of 12 trees of Washington State.
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American Museum of Natural History

Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha

For Students 6th - 12th
One ecosystem is home to numerous habitats—how diverse are they? Pupils interact with an online lesson to explore three habitats in a rain forest ecosystem. They discover connections between species and how they depend on each other for...
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University of Florida

A Walk in the Woods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take class members on a field trip to the forest without leaving the classroom. Scholars learn content-related vocabulary and factors affecting forest health with class discussions and during a presentation. Scientists combine forestry...
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Science Matters

That’s An Otter Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scientists discover how sea otters' habitats have changed due to human impact. Through conversation, video observation, and story reading, scholars identify how human interactions change a specific ecosystem in both positive and...
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University of Florida

Six Bits of Abiotics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Collect clues and unwrap a mystery in an intriguing study about air pollution and urban forests. Teams share information to explore abiotic interactions and forest health. Scholars create a concept map using newly acquired knowledge and...
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Section Two: Why is Biodiversity Important?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore soil, genetic traits, natural resources, and pollution in a series of lessons that focus on biodiversity. Kids complete experiments to learn more about the importance of varied genes and organisms in an ecosystem.
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Forest Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. In this botany lesson, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice using their 5 senses...
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Decomposers- Nurse Logs

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental activity, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.
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Forest Floor Terrarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Ecosystem Interactions Web

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students pick an ecosystem (forest, desert, coral reef, open ocean, grassland, mountain, savanna, etc.) and design an interaction web for their chosen ecosystem. Each group shares their ecosystem's web of life with the class.
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Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the characteristics of major ecosystems, the interactions of the organisms within the systems, and the effects of humans on the system. Both living and non-living components are examined in this five lesson unit.
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Forest Ecology

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners examine the different plants and animals in British Columbia.  In this forest ecology lesson students explore how ecosystems work, classify animals and investigate food webs and chains. 
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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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Temperate Forests vs. Wetlands

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars compare and contrast the temperate forest and wetlands by researching them in groups. In this forest lesson plan, students identify the economic, ecological, and social benefits of each.
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Forest Management Dilemmas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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...
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The Web of Life - Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the concepts of ecosystems and interdependence. They construct block pyramids to demonstrate interdependence, and map off an area to observe and identify animals. They create food chain mobiles and play a web of life game.
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Ecosystem Organization

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the structure of ecosystems. In this ecology instructional activity, students listen to a lecture on relationships among organisms and biomes. Students use the information to create ecosystem organization pyramids.
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Creating and Restoring Health Forests

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils explore how to create and restore healthy forests. Given a scenario, teams of students create a management plan to assist the forest in becoming healthy, safe, and appealing. Pupils consider the ecosystem, adaptations of the...
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN AMERICA'S FORESTS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars 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...
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A Tour Down the Hudson River

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how the Hudson River is an ecosystem made up of both biotic and abiotic factors. They view the PowerPoint the Journal Down the Hudson River. Students become aware of where the Hudson River begins and ends, the plant and...
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Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the potential impact of climate change to agriculture, coastal areas, forests, water, and human health. They hypothesize what might happen to a sugar maple forest and hold a debate about global warming.
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Wetlands

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine how an ecosystem is a distinct community of interactive living and non-living things.

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