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You are invited to attend a Project Learning Tree/Maine Audubon Educator and Community Workshop
You are invited to attend a Project Learning Tree/Maine Audubon Educator and Community Workshop
March 3, 2017 at Fields Pond, Holden
March 3, 2017 at Fields Pond, Holden
Connecting students, curriculum and local partners with Maine’s forests.
Connecting students, curriculum and local partners with Maine’s forests.
Learn how forest research plots draw from science, math and social studies through the Maine Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Maine Audubon web based Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) program.
Learn how forest research plots draw from science, math and social studies through the Maine Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Maine Audubon web based Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) program.
How can we use a forest research plot to calculate carbon in-put and out-put? How can a forest research plot inform us about climate change? Why is a southern Maine forest type different from one in northern Maine?
How can we use a forest research plot to calculate carbon in-put and out-put? How can a forest research plot inform us about climate change? Why is a southern Maine forest type different from one in northern Maine?
· Experience the tools and the protocol for establishing permanent study plots in your town or school forest – NGSS and CCSS and STEM connections: Environmental science and earth systems; applied geometry; exploring data trends using spreadsheet applications and more.
· Experience the tools and the protocol for establishing permanent study plots in your town or school forest – NGSS and CCSS and STEM connections: Environmental science and earth systems; applied geometry; exploring data trends using spreadsheet applications and more.
· Set up the first permanent forestry plot at Maine Audubon’s Fields Pond
· Set up the first permanent forestry plot at Maine Audubon’s Fields Pond
· Join the FIG on-line network of students, teachers and land trusts
· Join the FIG on-line network of students, teachers and land trusts
· Who should attend?: teachers, natural resource professionals, community leaders, Maine Master Naturalists
· Who should attend?: teachers, natural resource professionals, community leaders, Maine Master Naturalists
Why attend?: Bring together PLT’s Focus on Forests HS guide, Maine Audubon Citizen Science projects, field studies with professionals – and your community.
Why attend?: Bring together PLT’s Focus on Forests HS guide, Maine Audubon Citizen Science projects, field studies with professionals – and your community.
Explore forestry tools and this long term data program that includes data storage for student work. Using the Maine Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) curriculum, students meet foresters and learn about various careers while sharing and comparing their biophysical regions with other Maine schools and students.
Explore forestry tools and this long term data program that includes data storage for student work. Using the Maine Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) curriculum, students meet foresters and learn about various careers while sharing and comparing their biophysical regions with other Maine schools and students.
Check out data applications using maps and graphs and discover for yourself how Maine forests are changing over time. FIG is suitable for any digital platform as its collection site is web-based.
Check out data applications using maps and graphs and discover for yourself how Maine forests are changing over time. FIG is suitable for any digital platform as its collection site is web-based.
One high school student used FIG as his senior Capstone project after working with an AP Science FIG team for a semester. The possibilities for appealing to kids are limitless.
One high school student used FIG as his senior Capstone project after working with an AP Science FIG team for a semester. The possibilities for appealing to kids are limitless.
Workshop facilitators: Jake Maier, Consulting Forester; Ken Laustsen, Maine Forest Service Biometrician, Cyndi Kuhn, Maine Audubon and Pat Maloney, MEPLT Coordinator.
Workshop facilitators: Jake Maier, Consulting Forester; Ken Laustsen, Maine Forest Service Biometrician, Cyndi Kuhn, Maine Audubon and Pat Maloney, MEPLT Coordinator.
This high school curriculum is designed to foster student understanding of — and appreciation for — the forested lands of North America. The lessons provide students with opportunities for hands-on forest study and address concepts in biology, civics, ecology, economics, forest management, and other content areas.
This high school curriculum is designed to foster student understanding of — and appreciation for — the forested lands of North America. The lessons provide students with opportunities for hands-on forest study and address concepts in biology, civics, ecology, economics, forest management, and other content areas.
Students examine ecological systems of a forest; analyze interdependencies within a forest ecosystem; and explore factors, like fire, that shape the development of forests. As students explore forest issues and develop science content knowledge, they develop critical thinking skills and discover the importance of scientific analysis.
Students examine ecological systems of a forest; analyze interdependencies within a forest ecosystem; and explore factors, like fire, that shape the development of forests. As students explore forest issues and develop science content knowledge, they develop critical thinking skills and discover the importance of scientific analysis.
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