Activity 1:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students interpret and identify ecological concepts related to a forest through use of a pantomime.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Language arts, life science, physical education
Activity 2:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students identify the basic parts of trees and understand how each part helps the tree to live and grow.
Time: 1 hour
Subects: Life science, visual arts
Activity 3:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students identify the four components of an old growth forest and apply understanding of the forest community to conservation issues.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Life science, visual arts, economics
Activity 4:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students evaluate the importance of plant and animal matter as contributors to soil; and recognize that wildlife in many forms contributes to the diversity and balance of ecological systems.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Life science
Activity 5:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students reinforce what they learned about the different parts of a tree and the role each part plays in the growth of a tree, using role-playing theatre.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Life science, dramatic arts, physical education
Activity 6:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students explain the process of decomposition, identify a variety of organisms involved in decomposition and discuss food chains associated with a fallen tree.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Dramatic arts, Life science
Activity 7:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students share highlights of their forest experience with their classmates, and express their observations and feelings about the forest in a poem.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Language arts, life science
Activity 8:
Grades: 4-6
Method: Students experience the forest as a collection of individual trees. Blindfolded pairs of students take turns exploring a tree.
Time: 1 hour
Subjects: Language arts, Life science
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