Resources for Grades 7-9

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Agriculture

Food From the Neighborhood (Paper)
Preserving the Rainforest (part of the series: Man and the Biosphere) (Video)
Tropical Deforestation - Uncovering the Story (Video/Curriculum)

B

Biodiversity

All Things Big and Small (Book/Kit)
The Dynamic Forest (Video)
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
The Life of the Forest (Brochure)
The Life of the Forest (Poster Set)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (Curriculum)
The Rain Forest: Treasure House of Bio-diversity (Video)

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Careers

If Trees Could Talk (Curriculum)
Imagine a Place...where there is room for YOUR ideas (Pamphlet)
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
Looking For A Good Job? Careers in Wood (Kit)
The Right Choice (Video)

Clear-Cutting

Climate Change and Forests

All Things Big and Small (Book/Kit)
Climate Change, Wildlife & Wildlands Toolkit (Online toolkit)
Cool It! (Educational card game)
Global Climate Change (Eco-Link Booklet)
State of Denial (Newspaper)

Consumption

A Forest Vision (Video)
Our Daily Wood (Kit)
Paper. The Everyday Wonder. (Brochure)
Stuff - The Secret Lives of Every Day Things (Book)

D

Deforestation

America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (Video)
Environmental Education in Wisconsin: What the Textbooks Teach (Booklet)
Preserving the Rainforest (part of the series: Man and the Biosphere) (Video)
Tropical Deforestation - Uncovering the Story (Video/Curriculum)

E

Economics

Forests For All: The Economics of Conservation (Curriculum)
The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Trees (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): Focus on Forests (Curriculum)

Ecosystems

All Things Big and Small (Book/Kit)
Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Booklet/Kit)
ForestLearn (Website)
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
Mysteries of the Boreal Forest (Manual)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (Curriculum)
Water & Forests: The Role Trees Play in Water Quality (Brochure)

Education

Looking For A Good Job? Careers in Wood (Kit)
No Child Left Inside Day (Event & Activity Guides)
Northern Woodlands Teacher Guides (Activity Guides)
The Right Choice (Video)
The Right Choice (Poster)

Endangered Species

The Life of the Forest (Poster Set)

Energy

Choices in Building Materials (Webpage)
Earth Answers: Why Do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor? (Pamphlet)

Engineering

Imagine a Place...where there is room for YOUR ideas (Pamphlet)

Enhancements

Controversy in the Classroom (Bookmark)

F

Fire

Forests For All: The Economics of Conservation (Curriculum)
Hot Topics: Wildfires & You (Curriculum)
If Trees Could Talk (Curriculum)
LEAF: WI K-12 Wildland Fire Lesson Guide (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): The Changing Forests - Forest Ecology (Curriculum)
Two Sides of Fire (Video)
Wildland Fire in the United States (Brochure)

Fish

All Things Big and Small (Book/Kit)

Forest Ecology

ABC of Silviculture (Videos)
All About Minnesota's Forests and Trees (Book)
Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Booklet/Kit)
The Carbon Cycle: Forestry Never Looked So Cool (Poster)
A Discovery Guide of Forestry (Book)
A Forest Is...: A Look at What Makes a Forest (Brochure)
Forestry Education Kit (Kit)
Forests & the Carbon Cycle (Curriculum)
Mysteries of the Forest (Board game)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): The Changing Forests - Forest Ecology (Curriculum)
The World's Forests (Journal)

Forest Facts

Fact Sheets on Forests of the World (Webpage)

Forest Health

Two Sides of Fire (Video)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): The Changing Forests - Forest Ecology (Curriculum)

Forest History

America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (Video)
Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Book, Kit)
If Trees Could Talk (Curriculum)
Where Are All the Trees? A Minnesota Primer and Discovery Guide (Curriculum)
Wisconsin Forestry (Books)

Forest Management

America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (Video)
An Idaho Forester's Top Ten List (Pamphlet)
Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Booklet/Kit)
Choices in Building Materials (Webpage)
The Dynamic Forest (Video)
Earth Answers - How are trees grown for paper? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: Are We Running Out of Trees? (Pamphlet)
Environmental Education in Wisconsin: What the Textbooks Teach (Booklet)
Forest Conservation (Fact sheet)
Forest Forever, Forest Resources Advanced Member's Manual (Curriculum)
ForestLearn (Website)
Forest Life (Website)
Forest Management Practices (Fact Sheet)
Forests of Oregon (Poster)
Forest Succession (PowerPoint Presentation) [1.3MB]
A Forest Is...: A Look at What Makes a Forest (Brochure)
A Forest Vision (Video)
Forests For All (Book)
Forestry CD-ROM (Software)
The Hidden Treasure: Forests and Woody Biomass (Comic book)
LEAF: WI K-12 Forestry Lesson Guide (Curriculum)
The Life of the Forest (Brochure)
The Life of the Forest (Poster Set)
The Miracle Resource (Video)
Mysteries of the Boreal Forest (Manual)
One Family's Forest (Book)
Paper Clips Slide Show (Slides)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): Focus on Forests (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT) - Global Connections: Forests of the World (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): The Changing Forests - Forest Ecology (Curriculum)
The Rain Forest: Treasure House of Bio-Diversity (Video)
A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month (Curriculum)
Tree Talk 6 (Informational Tabloid/Newspaper)
Trees + Me = Forestry, Forest Resources Intermediate Member's Manual (Curriculum)
Treetop, 4-H Forest Resources Beginner Guide (Curriculum)
Two Sides of Fire (Video)
Understanding the Forest and Its Uses (Teaching Unit) (117KB PDF)
We Care for the Forests (Booklet)
Where Would We Be Without Wood Kit (Booklet)

Forest Products

Building Homes of Our Own (CD-ROM)
Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Book, Kit)
Earth Answers: Are We Running Out of Trees? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How are Corrugated Boxes Made? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How are Trees Grown for Paper? (Pamphlet)
Forest Forever, Forest Resources Advanced Member's Manual (Curriculum)
ForestLearn (Website)
Forest Products Education Kit (Kit)
The Forest Products Game (Lesson Plan)
A Forest Vision (Video)
Forestry CD-ROM (Software)
From the Forest: The Products We Get From Trees (Brochure)
The Hidden Treasure: Forests and Woody Biomass (Comic Book)
An Idaho Forester's Top Ten List (Pamphlet)
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
The Life of the Forest (Brochure)
Materials and the Environment: Wood as a Global Resource (Video)
The Miracle Resource (Video)
Paper. The Everyday Wonder. (Brochure)
People & Trees: A Look at the Many Uses of Trees (Brochure)
Rainforest Alliance Smart House (Website)
A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month (Curriculum)
Things We Get From the Forest (Poster)
Where Would We Be Without Wood Kit (Booklet)
Wisconsin's Millenium Tree (Curriculum)

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History

Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Booklet/Kit)
Mysteries of the Boreal Forest (Manual)
Paper Clips Slide Show (Slides)

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M

Mathematics

Looking For A Good Job? Careers in Wood (Kit)
The Right Choice (Video)

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Native Americans

If Trees Could Talk (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): Focus on Forests (Curriculum)

Northern Spotted Owl

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Old Growth Forest/Old Growth

Project Learning Tree (PLT): Focus on Forests (Curriculum)

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Paper

Earth Answers: Are We Running Out Of Trees? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How is Paper Recycled? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How are Corrugated Boxes Made? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How are Trees Grown for Paper? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: What's In A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: Why Recycle? (Pamphlet)
Paper. The Everyday Wonder. (Brochure)
Recycling Starts with You! (Curriculum)

Papermaking

Canada's Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future (Book, Kit)
Earth Answers: Why Do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree? (Pamphlet)
ForestLearn (Website)
Glatfelter Interactive Mill Tour (Video)
Imagine a Place...where there is room for YOUR ideas (Pamphlet)
Paper Clips Slide Show (Slides)
Recycling Starts with You! (Curriculum)

Plantations

The Life of the Forest (Brochure)

Pollution

A Breath of Fresh Air (Booklet/Kit)
Earth Answers: Why Do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor? (Pamphlet)
Forests For All: The Economics of Conservation (Curriculum)

Pollution Prevention

Earth Answers: What's In A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Respect Our Mother Earth (Activity Book)

Population

A Forest Vision (Video)
The Miracle Resource (Video)
Preserving the Rainforest (part of the series: Man and the Biosphere) (Kit)

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R

Rainforests

Environmental Education in Wisconsin: What the Textbooks Teach (Booklet)
Preserving the Rainforest (part of the series: Man and the Biosphere) (Video)
Rainforest Alliance Kids' Corner (Website)
The Rain Forest: Treasure House of Bio-diversity (Video)
Tropical Deforestation - Uncovering the Story (Video/Curriculum)

Recreation

The Story of Minnesota's Forests Never Ends (Poster)

Recycling

Earth Answers: How are Corrugated Boxes Made? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How is Paper Recycled? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: How are Trees Grown for Paper? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: Why Do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: Why Recycle? (Pamphlet)
The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Trees (Curriculum)
Paper Clips Slide Show (Slides)
Paper. The Everyday Wonder. (Brochure)
Recycling Starts with You! (Curriculum)
Wood is Growing Everyday (Pamphlet)

Reforestation

America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery (Video)
Environmental Education in Wisconsin: What the Textbooks Teach (Booklet)
Forest Conservation (Fact sheet)
Trees + Me = Forestry, Forest Resources Intermediate Member's Manual (Curriculum)
Treetop, 4-H Forest Resources Beginner Guide (Curriculum)

Regeneration

The Life of the Forest (Poster Set)
The Story of Minnesota's Forests Never Ends (Poster)

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Soils

A Forest in Balance (Video)
Urban Forestry: Laboratory Exercises (Curriculum)

Southern Cockaded Woodpecker

Forest Forever, Forest Resources Advanced Member's Manual (Curriculum)

Stewardship

An Idaho Forester's Top Ten List (Pamphlet)

Sustainability

A Forest Vision (Video)
Forests For All: The Economics of Conservation (Curriculum)
The Hidden Treasure: Forests and Woody Biomass (Comic book)
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
Sustainable Forestry - Reforestation: Growing tomorrow's forest today (Booklet)
Wisconsin's Millenium Tree (Curriculum)

Sustainable Development

Choices in Building Materials (Webpage)
The Dynamic Forest (Video)
Earth Answers: Are We Running Out of Trees? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: What's In A Tree? (Pamphlet)

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Timber Harvesting

Forest Conservation (Fact sheet)
Forestry CD-ROM (Software)
Forests For All: The Economics of Conservation (Curriculum)
ForestLearn (Website)
The Hidden Treasure: Forests and Woody Biomass (Comic book)
Materials and the Environment: Wood as a Global Resource (Kit)
People & Trees: A Look at the Many Uses of Trees (Brochure)
State of Denial (Newspaper)
The Story of Minnesota's Forests Never Ends (Poster)
Tropical Deforestation - Uncovering the Story (Video/Curriculum)

Trees

American Tree Farm System Family Activity Pages (Activity Guides)
Arbor Day Foundation Youth Educational Resources (Webpage)
Building Homes of Our Own (CD-ROM)
Earth Answers: What's In A Tree? (Pamphlet)
Forests of Oregon (Poster)
The Life of the Forest (Poster Set)
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Young Naturalists Tree Stories (Articles)
The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Trees (Curriculum)
Project Learning Tree (PLT): PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (Curriculum)
Totally Tree-Mendous Activities (Activity Book)
Tree Talk 6 (Informational Tabloid/Newspaper)
Trees + Me = Forestry, Forest Resources Intermediate Member's Manual (Curriculum)
Treetop, 4-H Forest Resources Beginner Guide (Curriculum)
Urban Forestry: Laboratory Exercises (Curriculum)
Where Would We Be Without Wood Kit (Booklet)

Tree Growth

Forest Succession (PowerPoint Presentation) [1.3MB]
LEAF (Learning, Experiences and Activities in Forestry) (Curriculum)
A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month (Curriculum)

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Urban Forestry

If Trees Could Talk (Curriculum)
LEAF: K-12 Urban Forest Lesson Guide (Curriculum)
LEAF: Climate Change Through Tree Planting Lesson Guide (Curriculum)
National Energy Foundation: Kool Kids (Curriculum)
National Inquirer: Urban Forest Edition (Science Journal)
Urban Forestry: Laboratory Exercises (Curriculum)

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Waste Prevention

Earth Answers: How Is Paper Recycled? (Pamphlet)
Earth Answers: Why Recycle? (Pamphlet)

Watersheds

Respect Our Mother Earth (Activity Book)
Water & Forests: The Role Trees Play in Water Quality (Brochure)

Wildlife

Forest Forever, Forest Resources Advanced Member's Manual (Curriculum)
A Guide to California's Wildlife on Private Forestlands (Guidebook)
The Story of Minnesota's Forests Never Ends (Poster)

Wildlife Habitat

A Forest is...: A Look at What Makes a Forest (Brochure)
ForestLearn (Website)
The Rain Forest: Treasure House of Bio-diversity (Video)
Wisconsin's Millenium Tree (Curriculum)

Wood Substitutes

Materials and the Environment: Wood as a Global Resource (Video)

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