Materials Needed:

lesson plans (provided on this site)
3- one metre wooden sticks, Douglas fir/Larch, Spruce/Pine, Cedar
1- 56 cm wooden stick, glued
1- 56 cm wooden stick, stapled
3- 560x37x5 mm wooden sticks
1- 56cm wooden I-beam sample
1- wooden square (100x100x5 mm)
5 gallon buckets (eg. hydraulic fluid buckets)
8 - 35x35cm pad or carpet samples

Table of Contents
Lab #1 - Teacher Demo: Wood Dimension Changes as Moisture Content Changes
Lab #2 - Student Activity: Strength Comparisons of Various Wood Species
Lab #3 - Teacher Demo: Determination of Wood Density
Lab #4 - Teacher Demo: Engineered Wood

- Answer Key and Teacher Background Information

Suggested Time Line: Use Lab #1 as an intro to Lab #2 during one lesson and follow up with Lab #3 & Lab #4 during a second lesson.