CONNECTING TO THE CURRICULUM

The slide presentation and suggested activities, have been designed to assist teachers in meeting the Grade 3 Social Studies IRP, Prescribed Learning Outcomes. This integrated unit will also meet IRP requirements in other subject areas.

Socials 3:

Describe how physical environments influence human activities
Describe diverse physical environments within B.C.
Compare the development of various B.C. communities in relationship to their location and available resources
Identify the contributions of various occupations in B.C. communities
Describe the historical development of various B.C. communities
Describe how modern technology affects individuals and communities

Background information for presenter

Logging began in the Interior of B.C. in the late 1800’s – 20 years later than it did at the Coast. Before that time, in 1778, Captain James Cook used timber for masts and spars for his boat (see photograph in package). The first sawmill in B.C. opened in 1846 near Victoria. It was built by the Hudson’s Bay Company.

In most regions, the first to arrive were explorers and pathfinders. Then came the independent trappers followed by agents and traders for the large fur companies. The gold seekers and miners were often the next to arrive. Once the settlements began to build, there would be a need for beef. Most towns that started up would require a sawmill. Often, the mills were located near water (became useful to first transport logs and then to provide steam).

The first mills were used to provide local market needs and by the latter half of the century, the focus began to change. A building boom began to take place continent wide. The coast began to take advantage of this first (was easier to ship lumber overseas and the quality of the coastal trees was good). The Interior had to wait until a proper transportation network was available and until the market demand grew.

SLIDES: Community History – The story of Logging

Main focus: Tools and Machinery – Technology

The information accompanying this slide presentation is to be used as a guide only – teachers will tailor it to suit the needs of their students

This slide collection represents Coastal and Interior regions of B.C.

SLIDES ARE GENERIC with the exception of #2, #24 and #25. Replace these with local pictures – ie. #2 is a photo of a location within community taken at the turn of the century; #24 is a photo from the same location today; #25 is a repeat of #2.

To the slide show(captions):

To the slide show(no captions):

VIDEO: (accompanies worksheet "The Story of Logging –

Technological Changes" -new)

50 minutes -teacher may want to split in half for viewing -will depend on level of students

Lenny the Lumberjack: A summary

Gibby Media Group
113 E. Magnesium
Spokane, WA 99208
USA
www.gibbymedia.com

TIME: 50 minutes

AUDIENCE: Elementary, secondary/adult level (this might be a bit long for the younger audience, but parts of it could be shown)

SUMMARY:

v real life presentation, narrated by a caterpillar operator

v -filmed in the Williams Lake area!

v -focuses on machinery used in the harvesting process -both conventional and mechanical

v -good opportunity to see how logging is done today compared to the turn of the century.

Machines:

v -feller buncher and conventional tree falling

v -235 Backhoe -also explains setting of chokers

v -crawler tractor

v -KMC -for steep slope logging

v -D5H Caterpillar. .

v -528 Caterpillar

v -delimber as well as conventional method

v -D4H

v -loader

v -logging trucks

-from landing, logs are put into water and then transported to sawmill

Note: This next segment is a little advanced for some pupils -it's short but following this you will get a summation of the machinery

-video ends with an interview with a Registered Professional Forester who discusses the reforestation process with emphasis on: soil disturbance protection, water quality, and utilization

-summation of machines

NOTE:

Using this video with the historical slide presentation on Community Development will give students the opportunity to draw some significant differences in logging then and now. Reforestation was, during early times, left to nature -it began more formally in 1930. Today, the law requires that every site logged is either proven to be able to regenerate or must be planted. Forest companies have full responsibility for this and must tend the new stands until the trees are" free to grow" on their own (from 7-15+ years).