Each of the five activities supplied comes with background information, ideas and demonstrations to stimulate introductory discussion, and procedures and possible variations as well as summary discussion questions, suggestions for further study, and reproducible student worksheets. The activities begin by introducing students to the concept of deforestation and its terminology, move on to ecological succession and soil erosion, and the quantifying of data to examine habitat loss. The final activity asks students to role play the procedure that the U. S. Federal Government uses to create a forest management plan. Many resources for the teacher are provided at the end of the book including web sites, books, and organizations. ENC does NOT distribute this resource.
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