Back   Subject: Forestry   Title Source Type of Material #1 Adopt-A-Tree Album  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description This is an individual project that is designed for upper-elementary aged youth. It is a guide to adopting a tree, and observing and learning about it throughout the course of a year. There are hands-on learning activities that aide in the observation of the tree. They are challenged to learn what trees can do for them and what they can do for trees.  #2 Advancing In Forestry: 4-H Forest Resources Advanced Guide  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description This is an educational book for youth that will teach them about advanced forestry practices and issues in Pennsylvania and the Northeastern U.S. Youth will: explore issues in forest stewardship; learn about silviculture practices; look at forest products from start to finish for some common forest products; learn about insects and diseases and their impact on forest health; explore fire management, practices, and methods; and youth are introduced to the topic of forest judging.  #3 Forestry - Forests of Fun 1: Follow the Path  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description Youth explore different types of trees and tree parts, characteristics of different forests, what forests need to grow and thrive and the different products people get from trees and forests. Grades 3-5  #4 Forestry - Forests of Fun 2: Reach for the Canopy  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description Youth take a closer look at the inner-workings of trees, explore forest change, learn about forest health concerns and discover the health benefits trees have on people. Grades 4-6  #5 Forestry - Forests of Fun 3: Explore the Deep Woods  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description Youth examine and distinguish different types of trees, look at forests on a global scale, learn to care for trees and think about how to conserve forests. Grades 7-12  #6 Forestry - Forests of Fun: Helper's Guide  National 4-H Council  4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials; 4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description The Helper's Guide provides useful forest information, group youth activities and practical tips for volunteers. Using this curriculum, youth develop a life-long appreciation for forests and have loads of fun in the process. Grades 3-12  #7 Mini 4-H Forestry  Purdue University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups  Subject: Forestry Description Mini 4-H is for children in the grades K-2. Each of the six curriculum guides has instructions for from 7 to 11 activities and master copies of handouts for the youngsters. Mini 4-H activities are hands-on, user friendly, and fun to do. Units are flexible and can be used with one child or with a group of children. The units can be used in their entirety, or individual activities can be selected to emphasize specific skills. The manuals include activities that provide practice for mastery of skills at several different abiilty levels and encourage exploration of a variety of theme areas. Collections (4-H-911-1) explains how to start a collection of almost anything, from bottle caps, to coins, to rocks. Trees (4-H-911-2) examines the biology of trees, whereas Forestry (4-H-911-3) looks at the uses of trees and how they benefit mankind. Bugs (4-H-911-4) and More Bugs (4-H-911-5) take a look at the world of insects, while Space (4-H-911-6) delves into a topic that's out of this world.  #8 Planting Trees In Your Community Forest  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Forestry Description This book teaches youth about the importance of community forests, and how to create them. Youth will learn: the basics of different types of trees and their functions, how trees grow, care and instructions for planting a tree, what healthy trees look like, proper care for a purchased tree before and after planting, and how to manage trees for insects and diseases.  #9 Summer Key for Pennsylvania Trees  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Resources  Subject: Forestry Description This pamphlet is a dichotomous key. It allows the identification of Pennsylvania trees by their leaves. Included in this key are pictures and descriptions of leaf structures and properties. There are also sample pictures that can be keyed out for practice.   #10 Tree Identification  University of Nebraska  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups, 4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials, 4-H Resources  Subject: Forestry Description Can you tell a maple from an oak? You'll be able to with this Tree Identification Manual. Leaf composition, shape, and arrangement on the twig are included, as well as the types of twigs and buds, seeds and fruits. Parts of tree trunks, branches, bark, and roots, are all outlined and shown with line drawings. Sixty of the most common species are illustrated for ease of identification. Best suited to trees in the upper Midwest. Various experiential projects are outlined.  #11 Trees + Me = Forestry  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Resources  Subject: Forestry Description This educational book will teach youth forestry knowledge and for Pennsylvania and the Northeastern U.S. through readings and fun exercises. Youth will: learn about forest resources and how people are involved in their management, understand and be able to identify trees by their leaves, learn about a tree’s life cycle, be able to describe forest succession and its impacts on the use of the forest, learn how to use a map and compass to find their way, and learn and be able to take basic forest inventory measurements.  #12 Treetop: 4-H Forest Resources Beginner Guide  Pennsylvania State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups  Subject: Forestry Description This educational book explains the basic principles of forest resources in Pennsylvania and the Northeastern U.S. It accomplishes this through the use of interactive dialog and hands-on activities. Kids will: learn about the parts of trees and the things in the forest that make food, eat food, and break things down; learn about the water cycle and energy flows; understand the interconnectedness of humans and forests; learn about forest diversity on a local and global scale; and also understand tree growth, tolerance, and succession in forests.  #13 Why Leaves Change Color  Purdue University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups, 4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials, 4-H Resources  Subject: Forestry Description Why Leaves Change Color" (YSS-1) is a multimedia teaching kit that includes a video, a 13-page instructor's guide that lists six activities for grade school children, a color overhead transparency, a news release and a fact sheet on the topic. You can buy the whole kit for $9.96.