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"Forest Fact Breaks" are new animations for the classroom |
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Summer teacher workshop on forest wildlife |
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Free forest field trip next fall |
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“Forest Fact Breaks”: new animations for the classroom Can students learn important forest information in less than two minutes while being entertained at the same time? They can, with “Forest Fact Breaks.” New, 90-second Flash animations, “Forest Fact Breaks,” simplify complex topics -- such as forest fire -- into fun, educational and engaging quick takes. Using graphics, movement, sound effects and narration, “Forest Fact Breaks” bring each topic to life in less time than it takes to listen to a pop song. Besides providing quick overviews of the topics, “Forest Fact Breaks” also can be used to introduce units in a way that grabs students’ attention. At the conclusion of each animation, the Web site lists a set of related OFRI resources for further exploration of the topic. Visit oregonforests.org/factsandresources/videos/ to check out the current lineup of topics:
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Free summer teacher workshop focuses on forest wildlife inquiry methods A summer workshop at the Rediscovery Forest in the Oregon Garden will help you learn to use forest wildlife as a context to engage students in science inquiry. The class will span three consecutive Tuesdays starting June 22 and participants can earn two university credits. The Oregon Garden is located in beautiful Silverton, in the Cascade foothills near Silver Falls State Park. With the aid of this training, you’ll teach students how to collect data with simple field equipment to identify and count animals in the wild. You’ll be able to help students to apply this knowledge to learn about habitat requirements of various species of animals in a forest ecosystem. And you’ll learn research methods biologists use to study wildlife and techniques for helping students record their observations of animals in nature journals. The workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 22, 29 and July 6. For more information and to register, visit go to the workshop calendar on |
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Get students in the woods for fun, free educational event As an educator, you know that students thrive when they connect learning with real-life experience. Now, an upcoming event will help students get excited and inspired about forests and forestry. Every four years, the Pacific Logging Congress offers “In the Woods Education Day,” a live demonstration of logging equipment in action. Primary goals are to increase student awareness of the benefits our forests provide and to inform them about the many careers available in natural resources. The first two days of the event, Sept. 15 and 16, are devoted to student education. This is an opportunity to help students make connections between their everyday use of forest products and the natural resources from which they are derived. The day offers a chance for students in grades 5 through 12 to be inspired about forestry careers, witness high-tech engineering, see state-of-the-art equipment and learn how Oregon’s forest protection laws regulate forestry practices across the state. To encourage full and safe participation, the fully-insured, free event includes:
This event was last held in the Portland area in 2006 and drew nearly 2,000 students from local schools to view a variety of forestry activities. PLC 2010 will take place near Clatskanie, about an hour west of Portland. Allow a minimum of two hours to tour the site. Online registration opens in July at oregonforests.org. Mark your calendar to remember to visit the Web site to register.
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About the Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Norie Dimeo-Ediger
Julie Woodward
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The Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) in 1991 to improve public understanding of the state’s forest resources and to encourage environmentally sound forest management through training and other educational programs for forest landowners. OFRI is funded by a dedicated harvest tax on forest products producers.