Table of Contents

Section 1

Introduction

• Sponsors
• Kit Contents
• Curricular Connections
• Request Form - 210Kb PDF

Section 2

What is a Forest?

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Teacher Background
• Glossary
• The Station Setup

Section 3

Meet a Tree

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Booklet
  • The Tree
  • The Layers of a Tree
  • Question Sheet & Key downloads
• Tree Identification
  • Lesson Overview with Samples
  • Lesson Plan with Samples
  • Lesson Overview without Samples
  • Lesson Plan without Samples
  • Worksheets and Keys downloads
• Fire
  • Lesson Overview
  • Two Sides of Fire
  • Lesson Plan
  • Question Sheet & Key - PDF

Section 4

Human Use of a Living Resource: The Forest

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Video Review: The Miracle Resource
• Worksheets & Quizzes downloads

Section 5

Silviculture Systems: Extracting a Living Resource

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Worksheets & Keys downloads
• Teacher Background 1
• Teacher Background 2
• Teacher Background 3

Section 6

Reforestation

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Video Summary: A Growing Success…
• Worksheets & Quizzes downloads

Section 7

Careers and Technology

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Worksheets & Activity Worksheets downloads
• Forestry Careers Activity Website List
• Possible Forestry Careers
• Forestry Career Glossary

Section 8

Forest Health

• Lesson Overview
• Lesson Plan
• Forest Health Glossary
• Teacher Background

  Tree Diseases

  • Needle Blights
  • Wood Decay
  • Mistletoe
  • Root Rot

  Insects

  • Insect Biology downloads
  • Defoliating Insects
  • Gall Adelgids
  • Bark Beetle Table -PDF
    downloads
  • Weevils
  • Wood Borers
• Worksheets & Keys downloads

Section 9

• Support Material

Activities
(provided by Rob Hogeveen)

• Forests Word Search - 35Kb PDF
• Meet A Tree Word Search - 80Kb PDF
• Tree ID Name Puzzle - 25Kb PDF
• Two Sides of Fire Puzzle - 25Kb PDF

Student Produced Activities

• Student Produced Grade 5 Site