Activities Updated

The links below lead to activities I have created for use with the Forest and Rail project for 6th grade. The lessons are challenge-based learning activities that encompass standards from each core content area. The students will be pushed to complete the activities within the allotted time frames reflecting authentic, real-world situations they will encounter in life. Working in small groups, the students will also be building 21st Century skills while manipulating the tools needed to succeed in the future.

Some questions that students will need to research and solve include:

1. What types of trees grow in the BHMS forest?
2. Why use GPS to mark tree locations? Why would that help others?
3. How does tree height effect board feet? What other factors effect board feet output?
4. How do I use a clinometer? Why use one?
5. Why use Shay/Climax locomotives for transporting timber? 
6. How does slope limit train movement? 
7. How do I design a railroad to move timber to a sawmill? Why plot the route on the map?
8. How does sharing my findings help others understand timber operations?

The activities are also housed in the left navigation pane.

Trees in the School Forest
Board Feet:Student Guide
Timber to Mill:Build a Railroad