3rd-5th Grade Learning Resources
Learn and teach how trees grow, what trees grow where and why, forest history, food chains and webs, energy, renewable resources, wood and paper products, recycling
Workshops and Student Opportunities
- Explore our workshops and sign up for our outstanding professional development opportunities
- Find free resources, student contests and more opportunities to learn and teach about Idaho forests and the natural environment
- Encourage participation in the annual Student Essay Contest for K-12 celebrating National Forest Products Week
- Encourage Idaho 5th graders to enter the annual Arbor Day Student Photo Contest and take photos all year long
Links
Tree Factory – PLT activity helps students learn how trees grow
Web of Life – PLT Family Activity
What makes wood products so green?
Then & Now – PLT Family Activity
Watch Wood products manufacturing videos
Watch this Forest Fast Break on Photosynthesis
Watch this Forest Fast Break video on Tree Biology
Downloadable Materials
From Lumberjacks to Lasersaws – Forest History Student Reader
People & Trees – A look at the many uses of trees
Paper Recycling – A look at our most recycled product
Water & Forests – The role trees play in water quality
Energy – A look at how energy is created and used
Request Look to the Forest/How Trees Work: Blueprint of a miracle 2-sided poster
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