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Forests education: Useful resources

Blackline master activity sheets

One of the blackline master activity sheets for Primary level.

 

Posters

'How planted forests help the environment' poster

 

Self-guided Cumberland forest excursion package for teachers

Cumberland State Forest self-guided package enables teachers to conduct their own excursions.

 

Glossary

Glossary of forest and forestry-related terms

Preschool

  • Forest Fun colouring book
    Appeals to children aged 3-6 years, and features the cartoon characters Serge, Kim, Flo and Scribbly.

Primary

  • 'Wild forest adventure' activity book
    This activity book is a journey companion, record and guide to the Wild forest adventure.
  • Activity sheets
    Blackline master activity sheets covering topics such as rainforests, biodiversity conservation and forest fires.

Secondary

  • 'In the Living Forest' (book)
    A book consisting of seventy-six articles written by some of Australia’s foremost experts in forest management, industry, research, tourism and conservation.
  • Posters - trees & timber
    Download posters on softwoods & hardwoods, heartwood & sapwood, key NSW timber species, plantations, and how forests help the environment.
  • Worksheet series & Primefacts - Secondary
    A series of ready-to-use activity sheets that relate to information contained in fact sheets.

Teachers

  • 'Cumberland forest adventure' self-guided package
    All you need to plan and run an excursion yourself at Cumberland State Forest for students in Kindergarten to Year 2.
  • 'Wild forest adventure' - teachers notes
    Explains how the adventure is structured, and how it relates to the Department of Education & Training's syllabus documents.

General

  • Glossary
    All the latest in forest and forestry jargon.
  • Images for assignments
    Download images and captions on key forest and forestry topics from the LandLearn NSW photostream on Flickr.
  • LandLearn NSW
    Resources for schools about other aspects of primary industries.
  • Web links
    A list of government and forestry-related links.

 

 

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