Professional Development Support

Fact sheet 2

Linking the field experience to the Project Forest — Teacher Resource Package

Content Overviews: (A resource for schools and teachers: pages 12 — 17)

Project Forest	SOSE	Science	Technology
Forest Systems	Forest types: what is a forest? young and old forests relationships between plants and animals cycles and food webs in forests adaptations of plants and animals	Forest communities: habitats of Tasmania’s birds and mammals fire in forests endangered flora and fauna and their habitats in Tasmania
Forest Management	Human interaction with forest environments: how people use forest environments people who work in forests historical timber harvesting lifestyles and equipment forest industries in the local area and Tasmania managing forests to meet a range of needs	The science of forestry: materials that are produced from our forests how we use timber and timber products people who work in the timber industry processed timber products and their use protection of environmental values in production forestry	everyday materials made from wood characteristics and uses of different timber products production processes for different products from forest to sawn timber
Forest Issues	recognise personal responsibility for actions and care of places making decisions about the use of forest environments different values and views people have about forest environments	places of special value, and how they are used recognise personal responsibility for actions and care of places issues arising as a consequence of the use of timber and timber products	timber products and recycling uses of timber and timber products future applications and uses of timber

Some things to consider when choosing this field trip:

• Visit two different types of timber processing mills (hardwood sawmill / veneer mill) (student visits possible by arrangement)
• Access to education Centre including resources and Education Officer when visiting with students
• Class visit programs covering forest types and ecology, history of timber getting in the local area, forest management and human use of forest environments

Itinerary: Orientation field trip to the Dromedary Forest Education Centre and Derwent Valley timber processing mills:

Depart Hobart 8:30 am — Return Hobart 4:30 pm

Stop	Notes	Resources
1. Sawmill — Austins Ferry	Sawmilling in Tasmania: hardwood sawmills in Tasmania source of sawlogs and transportation to the mill sawlog classification the milling process seasoning of timber environmental practices people, work and safety distribution and marketing of timber products	Project Forest: Key Ideas 4 / 5 / 6a / 6b / 7 Print and Visual Text Technology-History 1820s — 1990s Technology-The timber industry in 2000 Technology Poster Set
2. Dromedary Forest Education Centre	Dromedary State Forest: forest types, ecosystems and habitats regeneration of forests and the effects of fire adaptations for survival (flora and fauna) managing forest environments for a range of purposes (timber production, recreation, conservation, maintenance of biodiversity) local sawmilling history	Project Forest: Key Ideas 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 8-10 Tasmanian Native Fauna Print and Visual Text Technology-History 1820s — 1990s Technology-The timber industry in 2000 Historical Poster Set
3. Veneer mill — Boyer	what are veneers and how are they used source of veneer logs, classification and transportation to the mill the milling process and value adding people, work and safety distribution and marketing	Project Forest: Key Ideas 4 / 5 / 6a / 6b / 7 Print and Visual Text Technology-History 1820s — 1990s Technology-The timber industry in 2000 Technology Poster Set