Tropical Deforestation - Uncovering the Story - A Guide for Teachers
Chapter and Activity Matrix
The following table shows learner objectives for each activity.
Chapter and Activities |
Topic |
Learner Objectives |
Chapter One —
Forests of the World
The Real
Rainforests |
Location of
Tropical and
Temperate
Rainforests |
- Describe the location of tropical and temperate rainforests.
- Describe the differences between tropical and temperate rainforests.
- Compare and contrast local forests with tropical and temperate rainforests.
- Access information about tropical and temperate rainforests, using a variety of sources.
- Record, organize, and synthesize information.
- Collect and record data, displaying it in the appropriate format.
|
A Closer
Look |
Values of
Tropical
Rainforests |
- List and describe some functions and values of tropical rainforests.
- Write a narrative, including use of relevant detail and figurative language, to create an image of setting, characters, and events, including dialogue between characters and a sequence of events or ideas leading to a logical ending.
|
Deforestation
Blues |
Deforestation/
Reforestation
of World
Forests |
- Define and describe deforestation and reforestation; be able to express which forests (tropical rainforests or U.S. forests) are likely to be deforested and which are likely to be reforested.
- Understand, compare, and contrast tropical deforestation rates with general forest volume and area trends in the United States.
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Chapter Two —
What's Happening
to Tropical Forests?
43 Species of
Ants up a Tree |
Environmental
Problems of
Deforestation |
- List, describe, and study environmental problems related to tropical deforestation.
- Gather information to answer a scientific question through direct observations, including collecting and recording data, displaying data in an appropriate format, looking for patterns in observable data, relating findings to new situations or large group findings, answering a question or presenting a point of view using data, and identifying areas for further investigation.
|
Keeping It
All Together |
Causes of
Deforestation |
- Describe the causes of deforestation.
- Understand how social and economic factors influence deforestation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how regions of the world are defined in terms of location and resources.
- Describe the economic development options of a region.
- Describe how an issue or conflict is influenced by location and physical and cultural geography.
|
I Can See
Clearly Now |
Tropical
Deforestation
and U.S.
Forest
Management |
- Compare and contrast deforestation in tropical areas with periodic forest harvest and management in the United States.
- Select and defend a point of view based on information.
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Chapter Three —
Protective and
Using Forests
Amazon.gone |
Solving
Problems of
Tropical
Deforestation |
- Describe efforts to solve the problem of tropical deforestation.
- Work in a small group to solve a problem or settle a dispute.
- Present new information in a small group.
- Interact and communicate with individuals with different points of view.
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Can't See the
Forest or the
Trees |
Local
Responses to
Tropical
Deforestation |
- List, describe, and analyze local responses to tropical deforestation.
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