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List some of the industries and jobs that rely on forest products.
Visit the Forestry in the Early Days section of the ForestrySA website and read about the history of forests. Record ten interesting facts to share with the class.

Using a blank piece of paper (which is a forestry product), create a design for a house or a piece of furniture which does not use any forest products.
Design your ultimate tree house.
Look at three of the photos on forestry. What technology is evident in them?

Write a story about an animal that lives in a forest.
Research and prepare a report on the famous foresters Richard St. Barbe Baker, Walter Gill or John Ednie Brown.
Write an acrostic poem or limerick about a forest tree.
Write a story about a happy tree. Why is the tree happy? Write a story about a sad tree. Why is the tree sad? Discuss what we can do to help trees.
Integrate this unit of work with the LOTE teacher and encourage students to learn keywords for the topic in the school’s second language.

Participate in an obstacle course through a forest.
Visit the ForestrySA website and click on the ‘recreation’ link. What activities can you enjoy in forests?
Organise a class bicycle ride or hike through a local forest.

How many trees can you see from your classroom window?
Calculate how long it would take for a piece of timber to be produced. What factors do you need to consider?
Find out how the age of trees is measured.
Measure the height of some trees and plants in your school and record the results.

Draw or paint a copy of, and write a caption for, two of the photos in the Photo File.
Design and make a sign that you might see or need in a forest.
Use various craft materials to make a house for a forest animal.
Draw a picture of your favourite tree.
Use different-coloured soils and clays to create a piece of artwork in an indigenous style.
Create a collage using grasses, leaves, bark, pine needles and other natural materials.

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