Has good footage of manufacturing plants. Architectural Woodworkers Video - A 7 minute video showcasing careers and educational opportunities in the architectural woodworking industry. Possum Creek Valley - Participants get a map of an imaginary town and then work to complete a forest management plan. Lesson can be incorporated into science classes to study multiple use and wildlife management. English classes can use the activity for writing portfolio pieces, social studies and oral communications classes can use the activity for geography lessons and public speaking topics.
Classes discuss various growing conditions that effect trees and various harvesting methods.
The class is divided in half. The forestry world's answer to The Lorax. This book and the accompanying lesson plan is available from the National Association of Hardwood Flooring Manufacturers. We have scanned this book into CD format suitable for playing on a display screen through hookup to a computer. The lesson plan asks students to extend the lesson that cutting trees is necessary for biodiversity.