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Alberta Forest Week activity sheet

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Includes a number of activities for families and schools to raise awareness of Alberta's forests.

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Mountain pine beetle : junior high school resource

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This resource was designed to bring the biology and issues surrounding the mountain pine beetle into the spotlight for junior high science students in Alberta and British Columbia.

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Trees & forests field study planning guide

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Welcome to the teacher’s planning and activity package for Tree-Tales. This half-day program was developed to offer students a natural environment experience that supports both the Grade 6 Alberta... More ≫

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Welcome to the teacher’s planning and activity package for Tree-Tales. This half-day program was developed to offer students a natural environment experience that supports both the Grade 6 Alberta Elementary Science Curriculum Topic: Trees and Forests and the mandate of Alberta Parks: • Preservation – to preserve in perpetuity a network of parks and protected areas that represent the diversity of the province’s natural heritage as well as related cultural heritage. • Heritage appreciation – to provide opportunities to explore, understand and appreciate the natural heritage of Alberta, and enhance public awareness and our relationship to and dependence on it. • Outdoor recreation – to provide a variety of natural landscape dependent outdoor recreation opportunities and related facilities and services. • Heritage tourism – to encourage residents and visitors to the province to discover and enjoy the natural heritage of Alberta through a variety of outdoor recreation and nature based...

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Mountain pine beetle mania : a junior high science resource [2006]

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This resource was designed to bring the biology and issues surrounding the mountain pine beetle into the spotlight for junior high science students in Alberta.

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Focus on forest health [2003]

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Presents a background article on the management of Alberta forests. This resource is relevant to Junior and Senior High School studies.

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Treelympics

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During the Treelympics program, students will gain an understanding of the functions of trees. The Olympic-style events demonstrate to students that the seemingly ordinary processes of a tree are... More ≫

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During the Treelympics program, students will gain an understanding of the functions of trees. The Olympic-style events demonstrate to students that the seemingly ordinary processes of a tree are indeed wonders of the natural environment. This program can take place in the school yard or as part of a day long field study.

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Lost and found

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The program Lost and Found has been developed to help prepare children for a situation we all hope will never happen - becoming lost in the outdoors. Through participation in this program,... More ≫

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The program Lost and Found has been developed to help prepare children for a situation we all hope will never happen - becoming lost in the outdoors. Through participation in this program, children will become aware of five basic skills that will help them to survive and be found should they ever become lost in an outdoor environment. In addition, the program stresses preventative actions children can take to avoid becoming lost in the first place. As well as providing the child with concrete behaviours, the program deals with attitudes and emotions. People who are comfortable in the outdoors, alert to its inherent dangers and prepared for them are also better able to enjoy natural settings. Being prepared for the unexpected makes the actual experience of being lost less frightening and easier to cope with.

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Friends of the forest

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The program, Friends of the Forest, is a story and activity guide about a forest community, a community which is explored through the adventures of two boys named Derek and Ben. The story begins... More ≫

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The program, Friends of the Forest, is a story and activity guide about a forest community, a community which is explored through the adventures of two boys named Derek and Ben. The story begins with the discovery of an old photograph of Derek’s grandfather taken when he was a lumberjack. From this, the boys decide that they would like to build a fort under a giant tree like the one in the photograph. After much searching, they find a large tree and build their fort underneath it so they won’t injure the tree itself. Over the course of a year the boys visit the tree and fort frequently. During each visit they meet many of the occupants of the forest community and find out about their lives and their connections with other members of the forest community. Each chapter of the story has page-sized illustrations that can be shown to the class, and each chapter is followed by one or more activities which reinforce the concepts explored in the story.

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