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Lesson 3 Nature's Treasure Chest |
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Focus: 1. Establish the concept of the word "paper" by identifying the Latin word "papyrus" which was the Egyptian reed from which paper was first made. Ask the students if they can guess how paper is made today. Ask them to think of some of the things they know are made from wood. Make a list of their answers on the board. 2. Establish the value and variety of forest products by having the students read the story "Nature's Treasure Chest". After they have finished reading it, have the students circle or highlight all the wood products they can find in the story. Review with the class the explanations for many of the surprising products derived from wood.
Enrichment Activity: 2. Make a greeting card out of recycled paper. Students can draw designs on their finished paper. Use a glue pen to write a message or design a horder and then sprinkle with glitter. Punch a hole in the corner and run curly ribbon through it to form a gift tag, if preferred.
Other Matterials Needed:
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Objectives: 1. To understand and appreciate the variety of forest products that we all use in our everyday lives 2. To appreciate wood as earth's only renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable resource
3. To learn how paper is made
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