Education
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Forestry words and terms: Glossary
Frequently asked....Why do Leaves
Turn Color?
Games
- Concentration - See
how quickly you can match the pictures
- Food Chain - See how plants
and animals are related in the food chain.
Kids:
- Coloring sheets
from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
- The "Greenwing" web page at Ducks
Unlimited is designed just for kids, and features
project ideas, fun facts, entertaining games, and a variety
of other activities.
- KidZone
National Wildlife Federation site offers games and activities
for all ages.
- Project Learning Tree - This Standards Of
Learning (SOL) program teaches students in grades
K through 9 about trees and the environment.
Project Learning Tree (PLT) web sites: Virginia;
National
- Smokey
Bear's Home Page Join Smokey for some forest and campfire
fun, and learn Smokey's rules for forest fire safety and
prevention.
- Woodsy
Owl "Give a hoot. Don't Pollute."
Coloring sheets and an activity guide.
- Yucky
Worm World at Discovery.com
High School Students
Adult Continuing Education
Teachers Resources
- 5000
Items List. Many everyday items use wood.
- About.com
List of links to many different activities.
- Arbor
Day Foundation Information resource site.
- Bug
Club Promotee the study of entomology, especially
among amateurs and the younger generation.
- Discovery
Channel School a commercial-free public service web
site devoted to educational activities and support for
K-12 educators, students and parents.
- Globe.gov
GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based
education and science program.
- Fantastic
Forest! - Explore a variety of habitats. National
Geographic site.
- Fire
Safety Information for teacher's, parents and kids.
- Forest
Stewardship Program's homepage for teachers. - Coloring
sheets and activities.
- The "Greenwing" site at Ducks
Unlimited is designed to supply teachers with an engaging
curriculum about wetland habitat and wetland wildlife.
The site offers five options for teachers: 1) Using Puddler
(DU's magazine for kids) in the Classroom, 2) An alphabetical
list of dozens of wetland/outdoor activities 3) A complete
classroom curriculum for elementary, middle, and high
school students 4) A teacher's guide for grades 4-6, and
5) Fun Zone Activity Booklets.
- Idaho
Forest Commission Informative and fun site for kids
and educators
- Life
of the Forest International Paper web site offers
posters and educational materials.
- Love-A-Tree
For both instructors and students, interactive teaching
tools about the environment and the papermaking process.
- Nature
Activities and Info - Check out the "Trees &
Seeds" section! Other neat sections too! Miami Univ.,
Ohio and Nat’l Science Teachers site.
- Pictures
- excellent for pictures of tree insects
& diseases. There are over 3,000 pictures that can
be used free for educational purposes.
- Project
Learning Tree Find out about environmental education
activities for educators to use with their students!
- Project
WET Water Education for Teachers (stream information
).
- Project
Wild Find out about wildlife.
- Rainforest
- Explore with Scholastic’s Magic School Bus. Two
free downloadable games and more. (ages 6-10). Microsoft
Kids site.
- Temperate
Forest Foundation - Cool Facts for kids and
educators.
- Treetures
- Learn about trees and their importance to the environment
through a variety of activities with these fantasy creatures.
- Water
Quality activities and games for kids and teachers!
EPA Office of Water site.
- What's
a Tree Done For You Lately? Products and how they're
made.
Outdoor Activities
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