Forest History & Biodiversity
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023
Objective: Identify how history has impacted the forestry industry.
Leading Question: What is forestry?
What is Forestry?
Watch rationale for forestry education
Discuss history of forestry
Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Read through lumberjack job duties and answer the following questions in your interactive notebook:
What kind of character traits might make up an early logger and river driver?
How would they live, what would they wear, what would a typical day look like?
Who else besides loggers made up a successful logging camp or river drive?
What tools, animals, and other “modern’ technology were used?
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023
Objective: Identify how history has impacted the forestry industry.
Leading Question: What is biodiversity?
Review history of forestry
Watch last river drive
Discuss current forest numbers and types of forests
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
Objective: Identify how history has impacted the forestry industry.
Leading Question: Give an example of forest biodiversity.
Discuss biodiversity
Watch Forest Communities video
Complete the 3 biodiversity scenarios
Complete the case study of the American Chestnut. You will need to have handouts 2A-C (Images 3030-3028) available to follow along with.
Complete the Case Study on the American Chestnut. Answer the questions below in your interactive notebook:
1. How does forest biodiversity change?
2. How can humans affect forest biodiversity?
3. What is a healthy level of forest biodiversity?
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
Objective: Evaluate a resume
Leading Question: What is a resume?
Submit your signed SAE agreement.
Make a course journal entry (identify what we did this week in class and how prepared you are to assess)
Make an experience journal entry (identify how much time you spent doing your SAE and explain what you did)
Make a financial entry if you spent money or received money relating to your SAE
All SAE's should be started this week.
Evaluate an example resume
Monday, Sept. 25, 2023
Objective: Identify how history has impacted the forestry industry.
Leading Question: What are two factors that influence where different trees grow?
Discuss what causes changes in forest structure
Choose one of the case studies: American Elm, Eastern Hemlock, Red Maple or White Oak and create a case study that you will submit into google classroom.
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023
Objective: Assess on forest biodiversity
Leading Question: What is the difference between species diversity and genetic diversity?
Complete the Case Study project. You should be creating a poster today.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023
Objective: Assess on forest biodiversity
Leading Question: What does forest structure mean?
Discuss slides 15-16 in the forestry biodiversity slideshow and take notes
Present case study projects.