The Forest Where We Live (LA Awarded)

Louisiana Public Broadcasting video series and companion instructor's manual to teach students in grades 6-12 the role of trees as an integral part of the municipal infrastructure.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting produced a six part instructional video series, with a companion instructor's manual, aimed at students in grades 6-12. The purpose of this series is to help young viewers understand that trees are an integral part of the municipal Infrastructure and that, as future stewards of our environment, young people should value and fight to preserve urban forests because they provide significant economic, sociological and environmental benefits to city dwellers. These videos have been produced with a view towards national broadcast via public television stations, as well as widespread dissemination on videotape. The comprehensive 75 page instructor's manual which accompanies these videos provides detailed program descriptions, as well as background information on a wide variety of topics such as deforestation, careers In urban forestry, the science of trees and built communities.Teachers are presented with online links to a wide variety of classroom resources, as well as model lesson plans and an extensive glossary of terms. The content of each video is correlated to the national science standards, and the correlations appear In the print materials.

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