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Framework
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Topic outline
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RESOURCES
| Land use - Forestry |
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EarthTrends: Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands
(web site)
Source: World Resources Institute
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Click on the link for
Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands to find a searchable database
of statistics, maps, and country profiles of environmental,
social, and economic trends that shape our world. Example
information includes forest production, forest certification,
trade in forest products, and plantation area. |
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Ecology LEAF Project (activity)
Source:
Ron Weber,
Weyerhaeuser School District
Activity (MS Word)
Students collect, press, and mount leaves in a variety of
designs (forest, landscape, golf course, etc). Students then
identify leaves by common and scientific names and give
justifications for why they included each leaf in their design
based on growth habits, uses, etc. It ends up being a cross
between a leaf collection and an art project. |
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Vegetation Analysis: Quadrat Lab Sampling
(lab)
Source:
David Post,
Greenwood School District
Activity
(PDF)
This lab has students sample quadrats to obtain
quantitative information about the structure and composition of
terrestrial plant communities. When used in a forest students
can calculate basal parameters such as density and importance
values. The technique can be used on all major types of plant
communities. |
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Winter Trees and Shrubs (web site)
Source: Portrait of the Earth
Web site
This site provides images of 200 species of
woody plants. Each page features a description of the tree and
close-up photos of twigs, branches, bark, etc. with identifying
features pointed out. Developed in Canada but applicable in
Wisconsin. |
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