ForestLearning InFocus – How Do We Produce Softwood?
Lesson Overview:
In this episode of ForestLearning’s InFocus, Laurence visits a softwood plantation and sawmill to learn more about how structural softwood is produced. Structural softwood is a commodity building material used in the construction of everything from detached houses to mid-rise buildings.
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Special thanks to:
Michael Swanson, AKD
Jo Foster, AKD
Mark Howe, AKD
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General Capabilities:
Critical and Creative Thinking,
Ethical Understanding,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability,
Literacy,
Personal and Social Capabilities
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ScOT Catalogue Terms:
Carbon,
Carbon cycle,
Carbon Sequestration,
Climate Change,
Crossbreeding,
Discoveries,
Diseases and pests,
Environmental Impact,
Environmental Management,
Environmental science,
Environmental Sustainability,
Fibres,
Forest management,
Forestry,
Forests,
Genetics,
Growth,
Human Impact,
Innovation,
Living Things,
Pest management,
Pine Trees,
Plant Growth,
Plantations,
Problem Solving,
Renewable Resource,
Science,
Scientific applications,
Supply Chain,
Sustainability,
Timber,
Trees
Theme/s:
Forest Products,
Forestry,
Forests,
National School Events,
Renewable Resources,
Sustainability,
Technology,
Trees,
Wood/Fibre
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MultimediaSecondary:
Online Learning