If You Were the Boss
Acting as foresters, learners grapple with decisions about how to manage a forest sustainably while serving different needs.
Data Collection & Interpretation
Analyzing Patterns of Forest Change
Students analyze factors that can change forests by using data sets, maps and other information. They also examine projections about future climate conditions and explore how these factors may change forests in the 21st century.
Making the Global Connection
Students create and conduct a survey to help them determine how they and others view themselves as linked to forests around the world.
Family Activity: Conserve Water At Home
It’s easy to waste water and even easier to take clean water for granted. Identify ways you can conserve water in your home.
Family Activity: Field, Forest, and Stream
Compare different environments to understand how nonliving elements can influence living elements within an ecosystem.
Family Activity: Have Seeds, Will Travel
Observe, collect, and classify plant seeds.
Family Activity: Adopt a Tree
Deepen awareness of individual trees over time and develop a greater understanding of the environment.