Temperate Forest Foundation: Resources for Teachers

Lesson Plans

Third through Fifth Grade

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• A Tree is a FriendGrade Level: 5

Keywords: Renewable resource, reduce, reuse, recycle

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• A Tree is an EcosystemGrade Level: 4 - 6

Keywords: Interdependence

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• Because of Winn Dixie: Water Management PracticesGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Water bars, rubber dams, open faced culverts, I beams, portable bridges, erosion

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• Best Management Practices for Water QualityGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Runoff, skid trails, erosion control tools & techniques, log decks & landings, sedimentation,

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• Can We Live Without Paper?Grade Level: 3 - 4

Keywords: Writing, Oral Language, Research and Inquiry, Economics

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• Cathlapotle...Catching Time's SecretsGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Social Studies, Reading, Writing

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• Charting The Changes In Our School ForestGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Science, ecosystems

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• Cherokee Leaf PrintingGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Valley Oak, Live Oak, Buckeye (tree names-identification); Primary/secondary colors, chlorophyll, print-making

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• Circumference ReviewGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Math, Vocabulary, Science

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• Classification of the Nearby TreesGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Deciduous, trees, live oak (various oak species), Pine (sand, long leaf, slash), Ash, Elm (American and winged), Magnolia, bark, rings

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• Conservation of ProductsGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Conservation, recycle, reduce, reuse, resource, natural resource

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• Deal or No DealGrade Level: 5 - 6

Keywords: Study, note taking, test preparation,

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• Dichotomous KeysGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Science, Classification

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• Discovering Forest ProductsGrade Level: 4 - 6

Keywords: Biology and environmental science

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• Diversity of TreesGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Diversity, derived, cellulose, synthetic, natural, ingredient, products, extract, renewable

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• Food Chains in a ForestGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Food Chain, producers, consumers, predators, and prey

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• Forest AppreciationGrade Level: 1 - 6

Keywords: Forest resources

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• Forest HabitatsGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Coniferous forest, temperate forest, rain forest

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• Forestry and Changing FeelingsGrade Level: K - 12

Keywords: See glossary of terms for the Teachers Forestry Terms.

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• Forests Need PeopleGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Value of forest management

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• Forest SuccessionGrade Level: 3 - 6

Keywords: Environment, forest, species, ecology, habitat, life cycle, bark, phloem cambium, xylem and heartwood

TFF Materials needed: Videos from the TFF Education Kit

• Getting To Know the Products from TreesGrade Level: 2 - 3

Keywords: Economics, Products, Producers, Consumer

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• Graphing the Diversity of a ForestGrade Level: 2

Keywords: Diversity, oak, maple, elm, pine, aspen

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• Growing ForestsGrade Level: 3 - 6

Keywords: Forest resources

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• Harvesting a Forest: How Would I Do It?Grade Level: 3

Keywords: Sustainable harvesting clear-cutting

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• How Trees Contribute to the Water CycleGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Math Science- transpiration, water cycle

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• Incredible WoodGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Hardwood, renewable resource, natural resource, lumber, forest management

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• Kids Need Natural ResourcesGrade Level: 3

Keywords: Natural Resources, Renewable Resources, Nonrenewable Resources

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• Life As A TreeGrade Level: 3

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• Make it Healthier by Cutting it Down?Grade Level: 5

Keywords: Sustainable forestry

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• The Many Uses of TreesGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Renewable resources, forestry, paper products, cellulose

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• Meet One Picky BirdGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Endangered Species, adaptations, food chains, populations

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• Michigan Ecosystems: The Web They WeaveGrade Level: 5 - 6

Keywords: Science, Social Studies: Biodiversity, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, genetic diversity, community, interdependent

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• Michigan's Lumbering History Yesterday, Today,
and TomorrowGrade Level: 4

Keywords: History of lumbering in Michigan

TFF Materials needed:
• Education Kit,
• DVD of Teacher Forestry Tour photos

• Our Forests Need Fires?Grade Level: 4 - 5

Keywords: Forest fires

TFF Materials needed:
• DVD: "Two Sides of Fire"
• Eco-Link: "Fire Ecology"

• PlantsGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Plant cells, the needs of plants, plant reproduction

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• Schoolyard Field GuideGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Science -Inquiry and Process skills: observation, identification, classification, comparing & contrasting, generalization, and communication ELA –Reading & Writing Standards

TFF Materials needed: TFF Materials

• Seed Dispersion of Strawberries and DandelionsGrade Level: 4 - 6

Keywords: Dicot and monocot seeds, seed coat, first leaves , stem, and root

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• Sorting and Classifying with Tree ProductsGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Sort, classify, manufactured, natural, trees, physical properties

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• Taking in Water and MineralsGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Plants

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• Temperate Forests vs. Wetlands - Is One More Important than the Other?Grade Level: 4 - 5

Keywords: Temperate forests, wetlands, sustainability, economic benefits, ecological benefits, and social benefits

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• There is Room for AllGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Sustainable forests, replanting, seedlings, habitat, logging, recreation, wetlands, reforestation

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• Tree CyclesGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Outer Bark, Inner Bark, Phloem, Cambium, Xylem, Heartwood, Pith

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• Tree IdentificationGrade Level: 5

Keywords: Sustainable forestry, forest sustainability, deciduous, coniferous, dichotomous, dendrology, alternate, economic use, ecological impact, growth cycle

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• Tree-Mendous!Grade Level: 3 - 8

Keywords: Language Arts, Science Social Studies

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• Tree Seedling Planting - My Relationship and Responsibility
to our ForestsGrade Level: 4

Keywords: Conservation - Science, Math, Society

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• Using Logos and Mission Statements to Communicate
Sustainable Forestry InformationGrade Level: 5 - 6

Keywords: Cross Content:
1) Mass media – using logos and mission statements to represent ideas
2) Environmental awareness

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• WANTED: Invasive SpeciesGrade Level: 5 - 8

Keywords: Invasive species, native species

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• Water FiltrationGrade Level: 5

Keywords: Environmental engineer, filtration system, pollution, Ganges River • This lesson integrates ELA and social studies into science.

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• We All Need TreesGrade Level: 3 - 5

Keywords: Tree products

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• What’s In Our Woods?Grade Level: K - 12

Keywords: Environment, forest, species, invasive species, conservation, steward, ecology, biodiversity, habitat, populations, edge effect, spatial dispersion, biotic, abiotic, animals, plants, fungi, protozoan, insects, birds, leaf & plant collections, insect collections

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• Where'd You Get that Paper and Pencil?Grade Level: 3

Keywords: Wood products

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• Why Are Thinning Trees Important?Grade Level: 5 - 6

Keywords: Sustainable forestry, thinning

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• Wood is Everywhere!Grade Level: 5

Keywords: Layers of the forest, photosynthesis (food cycle of plants/trees), producer, consumer, tree cookie, woodland stick, habitat, forestry, nutrients, perennial, snag, nurse log

TFF Materials needed:
• DVD: "It Takes a Tree",
• DVD: "The Miracle Resource"
• Education Kit: tree cookies, acorn, red oak sample

• "Wood You Believe?" Wood ProductsGrade Level: 5 - 8

Keywords: Forest sensory activity, wood products, forestry, science, agriculture, social studies, economics

TFF Materials needed:
• Education Kit

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The ideas and guidelines contained in the lesson plans do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Temperate Forest Foundation. Lessons may be submissions from educators and have not been tested in classrooms by The Temperate Forest Foundation. They are published online as a service to help educators share ideas with other educators.

These lesson plans are for personal use only and may not be republished or redistributed by any method now known or developed in the future.

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