Temperate Forest Foundation: Resources for Teachers

Lesson Plans

Ninth through Twelfth Grade

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• An Aspect of Forestry StewardshipGrade Level: 7 - 12

Keywords: Competitive, favorable habitat, stress tolerance, resource limits, opportunistic, ruderal , taxonomic grouping, characteristics, adaptive strategy, global zonobiome, principle of constancy

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• Basic Tree and Forest MeasurementsGrade Level: 9 - 12

Keywords: Forest, stand, breast height, basal area, DBH-diameter at breast height, log rule, log scale, Scribner rule, merchantable height, silviculture, clinometers, calipers, diameter tape

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• Forestry FunGrade Level: 9 - 10

Keywords: Forests, lumber, forest awareness

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• Ownership of LandsGrade Level: 9 - 12

Keywords: Investigating land ownerships in the USA

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• Quadrate LabGrade Level: 7-9

Keywords: Ecology, environmental awareness, ecological succession

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• Replanting my HouseGrade Level: 10 - 12

Keywords: Board feet, renewable

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• Soil SlopeGrade Level: 9 - 12

Keywords: Soil slope

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• The Exceptional Nature of CelluloseGrade Level: 10 - 12

Keywords: The challenge of converting biomass to energy

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• Eco-Links: "Biomass for Energy and Forest Fuel Reduction"

• The Tree Detective—Basic DendrologyGrade Level: 11 - 12

Keywords: Classification, dendrology, alternate, opposite, compound, simple, serrated, lobed, coniferous, deciduous

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• To Clear or Not to ClearGrade Level: 10 - 12

Keywords: Ecology, environmental science, bioethics, environmental ethics, earth science, engineering

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• Tree ID BookletGrade Level: 7 - 12

Keywords: Conifer, deciduous

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• Using Pine Trees as a Record of Yearly
Environmental ChangeGrade Level: 10 - 12

Keywords: Ecology, biology, environmental science

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• What's in My Kitchen?Grade Level: 7 - 9 Spec. Ed.

Keywords: Wood, Kitchen

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• Which Sides are You on? A Critical Issue DebateGrade Level: 9 - 12

Keywords: Economics, politics, public speaking, science areas (forestry, hydrology, biology, geology, etc.), sustainability, social responsibility, etc.

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• Wood A Natural Renewable ResourceGrade Level: 9 - 12

Keywords: Wood, renewable, resource

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• DVD: "The Miracle Resource"
• DVD: "The Dynamic Forest"

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Lesson Plan Disclaimer

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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