Temperate Forest Foundation: Resources for Teachers

Lesson Plans

Sixth through Eighth Grade

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• The 400-Acre WoodGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Forest management, land use demands

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• Amazing TranspirationGrade Level: 7 - 8

Keywords: Surface area, stomata, transpiration, estimation

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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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• A Tree is an EcosystemGrade Level: 4 - 6

Keywords: Interdependence

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• Calculating Volume in the ForestGrade Level: 8

Keywords: Diameter, cylinder, volume, Biltmore stick

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• Carbon CycleGrade Level: 7

Keywords: Carbon cycle, cellular respiration

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• Poster: "Nature's Perfect Recycling Factory"
• DVD: "The Miracle Resource"

• Carbon Cycle GameGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Carbon Cycle, Photosynthesis, Respiration

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• Career ExplorationGrade Level: 8

Keywords: Career Exploration

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• The Correlation Between Human Population Growth and Dwindling Natural ResourcesGrade Level: 8

Keywords: Population growth, natural resources

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• Deal or No DealGrade Level: 5 - 6

Keywords: Study, note taking, test preparation,

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• Discovering Forest ProductsGrade Level: 4 - 6

Keywords: Biology and environmental science

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• Flower DissectionGrade Level: 7 - 10

Keywords: Plant reproduction, anatomy

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• Forest AppreciationGrade Level: 1 - 6

Keywords: Forest resources

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• Forest Climate ControlGrade Level: 8

Keywords: Climate, temperature, experiment, greenhouse gases, global warming

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• Eco-Links: Global Climate Change
• Eco-Links: The Tree That Changed the World
• Eco-Links: Climate Change: Forests Carbon Sequestration

• Forestry and Changing FeelingsGrade Level: K - 12

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

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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

• Forests Young and OldGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Interdependence, Succession

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• From Trees to PaperGrade Level: 6

Keywords: trees, lumber, harvesting, sustainable forestry, recycling, mill, pulp, paper

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• Growing ForestsGrade Level: 3 - 6

Keywords: Forest resources

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• How Does a Tree Grow?Grade Level: 8

Keywords: Annual rings, forest management, clear cut, sustainable forestry

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

• How Much Carbon is Held by the World's Forests?Grade Level: 7

Keywords: Carbon, matter, carbon cycle

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• How Much Energy is Stored in Wood?Grade Level: 8 - 12

Keywords: Energy, calorimetry, renewable resources

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• How Old Is That Cookie?Grade Level: K - 6

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• How to Figure Board Feet and Cost of a BoardGrade Level: 6 - 12

Keywords: Board feet vs. linear feet, length, width, thickness, grain direction, cubic inches, volume vs. area, solving equations

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• Identifying Wyoming Trees (Yes we have trees)Grade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Pinnate veins, palmate veins, parallel veins, toothed shape, lobed shape, jagged shape, opposite, alternating, simple, compound, needle, scale, bud, leaf, leaflet (they need these terms to use the Tree Finder booklet)

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• Land Use Change Over TimeGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Land use, local history, urban sprawl, change over time, suburban development, GIS

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• Measurement in the ForestGrade Level: 6 - 7

Keywords: Volume, density, graphing, metric conversion

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• Education Kit
• Materials: Acorns, wood cookies

• Measure Up!Grade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Measuring, metric, English

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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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• The Miracle Resource—From Forest to ProductsGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Technology

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• Moisture Content ActivityGrade Level: 6 - 12

Keywords: Moisture content, green wood, oven/kiln dry, air dried, shrinkage / swelling, dimensional changes

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• Our School—Our TreesGrade Level: 6

Keywords: Ecology, environmental awareness, tree science, geometry (circumference, diameter)

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• Quadrate LabGrade Level: 7-9

Keywords: Ecology, environmental awareness, ecological succession

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• 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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• Selecting the Best Material to use While Solving
a Technological ProblemGrade Level: 7 - 8

Keywords: Sustainability, renewable, strength, cost, aesthetics

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• Sustainable ForestryGrade Level: 7

Keywords: Sustainable, sustained yield, tree farm, harvest, generation, biological diversity, pure stand, selective cutting (thinning), competition, crop tree, dominant trees, codominant trees, intermediate trees, suppressed trees, seedling, sapling, mature trees, broadcast seeding, reforestation, forestry, ecosystem, nutrients, rotation, site preparation, slash

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• Tree ID BookletGrade Level: 7 - 12

Keywords: Conifer, deciduous

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• Trees: Are They Thriving or Surviving?Grade Level: 8

Keywords: Weather, climate, dendrochronology, growth rings, core sample

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• Trees, Logging, and WashingtonGrade Level: 8

Keywords: History, language arts

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• Tree-Mendous!Grade Level: 3 - 8

Keywords: Language Arts, Science Social Studies

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• Trees of Our ForestsGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Conifer, Deciduous

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• Understanding Optimum Growing Conditions for
Tree GrowthGrade Level: 7 - 8

Keywords: Respiration, photosynthesis, environmental/biological factors, pests, canopy

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• Using Density to Identify Wood TypesGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords: Sorting, classification, density, characteristic properties

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

Keywords: Wood, kitchen

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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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• What Tree is That?Grade Level: 7 - 8

Keywords: Tree identification, tree facts, deciduous, evergreen/conifer, fruits of a tree, native regions of trees, applications of hardwood and softwood trees, properties of wood

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

Keywords: Sustainable forestry, thinning

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• Wild About WildfiresGrade Level: 6 - 8

Keywords:Wildfire, controlled burning debate

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• "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.

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