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Spotted Gum Plantation Story: Forest to Fine Flooring (2-Minutes)

Lesson Overview:

Follow the journey of Spotted Gum, one of Australia’s most iconic hardwood timbers!

This 360° ForestVR™ video takes you from nursery to regrowth forest, showing how sustainably managed plantations grow, harvest, and regrow timber for beautiful, durable products like flooring, decking, and cladding.

Perfect for students learning about renewable cycles, biodiversity, and sustainable land use. Fantastic for a quick overview in the classroom or at community events.

Ideas for the classroom:

  • A great classroom tool to spark curiosity about sustainable forestry, renewable resources, and future careers in the forest and wood products industry.
  • Fantastic for a quick overview in the classroom or at community events.

USING IN THE CLASSROOM TIP:

The 360 Virtual Tour can be used in the classroom to compliment the video experience, with the 360 photos containing embedded information hotspots to allow students more time to reflect and observe the virtual environments after viewing the virtual video experiences.

 

Forest to Fine Flooring – 2-minute Virtual Video Experience

Tips to view:

  1. Press the Settings wheel bottom right of screen and select resolution to 1080p
  2. Press Full Screen Mode button to view at full screen
  3. Press the forward arrow to start playing
  4. Use your mouse to click and drag to view full 360 vision

Vimeo Video Direct Link: Vimeo Spotted Gum Plantation Story

YouTube Video Direct Link: YouTube Spotted Gum Plantation Story

 

Year Level/s:

Years 3 & 4, Years 5 & 6, Years 7 & 8, Years 9 & 10, Years 11 & 12

Key Curriculum Areas / Subject:

National Curriculum Codes:

N/A

Strand Content Description:

N/A

General Capabilities:

Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding

Cross Curriculum Priorities:

Sustainability

Curriculum Connections:

Agricultural Education, Design and Technologies, Earth and Environmental Science, Geography, HASS - Geography, Science

ScOT Catalogue Terms:

Ecosystems, Environmental Impact, Environmental Management, Environmental Sustainability, Fibres, Forest management, Forestry, Forests, Human Impact, Living Things, Materials, Natural Resources, Plantations, Renewable Resource, Resource Management, Science, Sustainability, Technology, Timber, Trees

Theme/s:

Forest Products, Forestry, Forests, National School Events, Renewable Resources, Sustainability, Technology, Trees, Wood/Fibre

Resource Type/s:

Primary:

Multimedia

Secondary:

Ed Tech (VR/Drones)
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Spotted Gum Plantation Story: Forest to Fine Flooring (2-Minutes)

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