LEAF Lesson Guides - Original

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K-1 Unit: 5 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson, 3 field enhancements
  The K-1 Unit is an introduction to trees and forests. Students learn about the parts of a tree, what forests are, and why they are important.
More about the K-1 lessons
K-1 Unit Appendix
 
2-3 Unit: 6 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson, 3 field enhancements
  The 2-3 Unit expands on basic ideas about forests and helps students understand their connection to forests. Students learn about energy flow, basic tree identification skills, forest products, and what it means to be a forest steward.
More about the 2-3 lessons
2-3 Unit Appendix
 
4 Unit: 7 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson, 3 field enhancements
  The 4 Unit focuses on Wisconsin forest history. Students learn about the logging days, farming the cutover, events that led to modern forestry, and why forests are important today.
More about the 4th grade lessons
4 Unit Appendix
 
5-6 Unit: 8 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson, 3 field enhancements
  The 5-6 Unit connects the science of forests with human aspects. Students learn about forest layers, ecosystems, and energy flow. This information is related to the value of trees, forest ownership, and management.
More about the 5-6 lessons
5-6 Unit Appendix
 
7-8 Unit: 8 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson, 3 field enhancements
  The 7-8 Unit highlights a wide variety of topics related to Wisconsin's forests. Students learn about forest biomes; types of forests; biodiversity; forest management; forest trends, issues, products; and sustaining forests.
More about the 7-8 lessons
7-8 Unit Appendix
 
9-12 Unit: 5 classroom lessons, 1 careers lesson
  The 9-12 Unit has an environmental science focus. Students learn about forest ecosystem processes, succession, the economics of forest products, and science and technology.
More about the 9-12 lessons
9-12 Unit Appendix