Project
Forest is a Package designed for Primary and Secondary teachers
focussing on Tasmania’s forests, their ecology, their management
and the many different and changing values associated with our interactions
with these environments. The package links learning opportunities
with the curriculum through the SOSE, Science and Technology learning
areas.
The
package consists of three components, which provide schools and
teachers with:
1.
a curriculum planning document
- why
learn about forests
- teaching
approaches
- curriculum
links
- key
ideas / starter ideas
- teaching
samples
2.
supporting teaching resources
- forest
systems
- forest
management
- forest
issues
- print
and visual text reviews
- maps
/ historical photographs and notes
3.
professional development and ongoing support
- school
based dissemination
- forest
/ industry orientation
- site
specific field resources
- CD
ROM development
Student Activities
Booklet
A student activities booklet is now available to
schools who have the Project Forest package. (It is free of charge
to these schools). This practical and easy to use activity booklet
contains a large compilation of lesson and activity ideas for
teachers covering each of the eight Key Learning Areas. Ideas
are included for each part of the Project Forest package including
suggestions for using maps and posters. It also includes ‘ready
to use’ photocopiable student activity sheets.
Two sample pages are illustrated in the following
PDF files
Worksheet
01 and Activity
Sheet
Project
Forest is a Tasmanian based and focussed resource. The flexibility
of the package structure and the content provides schools and
teachers with a framework for developing integrated learning programs,
whole school planning models or classroom teaching units.
