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New Classroom and outdoor learning resources
14 September 2017
ForestLearning resources: ForestLearning has been busy developing some new teaching resources for the Earth and Environmental Sciences (Stage 6) and Agriculture Excursion Booklet (Stage 6) – so watch this space for more news of their launch in term 4! These resources and more will be showcased at...
VIEWNew – Treehouse Challenge! Lesson plans and live video footage of Tree House expedition
14 September 2017
Classroom application: Primary 1-6: science, geography, English, art and ICT What: Australian curriculum aligned lessons, 24 days of short length video footage of the team in the forest, student and scientist discussion board and more! Synopsis: Expedition Class explored forest types and...
VIEWAustralian Forestry Journal open access Issue
14 September 2017
Do your students want a career that involves world travel or working to alleviate poverty and improve living conditions? Many Australian forestry scientists have had the opportunity to work with scientists in developing countries to implement more than 150 projects in 29 countries through projects...
VIEWLearning from Trees – Life Lessons for Future Generations: PlanetArk’s research released
14 September 2017
The Learning from Trees: Life Lessons for Future Generations report, commissioned by Planet Ark and sponsored by Toyota Australia, was released in the lead up to National Tree Day. The report examines how prepared the next generation is to tackle the biggest global challenges facing humanity. These...
VIEWNew Book released – “Heartwood, the art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit” by Rowan Reid
14 September 2017
A new book was launched this month by Rowan Reid that looks at questions such as how can cutting down a tree be good for the environment? Why do we assume trees can only be grown for EITHER conservation OR profit, but never both? What if there was a way that landholders could profit from...
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