2.1 Students ask a variety of questions.

7.13d Organisms, evolution and interdependence: describe and show examples of the interdependence of all systems that support life

7.7f Measure as exactly as possible, round off, as appropriate

7.1 Scientific Method: Students use scientific methods to describe, investigate and explain phenomena.

3.10 Teamwork

1.5 Writing Dimensions, including purpose, organization, details and tone

4.1 Service: Students take an active role in their community

7.15e Analyze and explain natural resource management

Demonstrate knowledge and make inquiries about forests

Observe patterns in forest

Identify elements in a forest and recognize how each one contributes to the health of the community (plants, animals, soil)

Measure and record circumference of trees

Compare data from three plots

Observe and describe signs of the forest changing

Work as a team to accomplish tasks

Organize details in a letter, stating a clear need for the forest and possible future uses

Explain role of a forester in managing a sustainable forest ecosystem

Identify and describe pieces, patterns and processes of a forest ecosystem

Lesson 1: What is a forest?

Lesson 2: What lives in a forest? What are the pieces in a forest?

Lesson 3: How is the forest changing?

Lesson 4: Why do we need forests?

Lesson 5: What does a forester do?

Lesson 6: What are the patterns, pieces and processes of a forest?

Responses to 4 questions on charts (What do we know about forests? Why do we need forests? What is a forest? What words describe your feelings when in a forest? free-focus write on forests, questions about forests

Journal entry

Plot studies
written paragraph addressing "Is the forest changing?"
mural or diorama of forest

Letter

Skit, drawing or story explaining forester's jobs to manage forests

Verse and class quest

Anecdotal notes

Checklist, anecdotal notes

Checklist for teamwork and for paragraph

Checklist

Checklist

Checklist for content and focus of verse