Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

January

• Natural Resources (Renewable vs. Nonrenewable)

• Define Natural Resources.
• Compare and Contrast different types of Natural Resources.
• Discuss Factors that led to the Conservation Movement and the Results.
• Discuss and Identify the Parts of a Food Chain.
• Develop a Food Web

• Natural Resources Poster
• Activity Sheets
• Food Web Poster
• Quiz

• E. 12.1

February

• Defining Soils

• Preventing Erosion

• Define and Discuss Terms Relevant to Soils.
• Identify various Soil Horizons.

• Properly Texture Soils.
• Discuss Soil Erosion and Prevention Measures.
• Discuss Soil Cultivation.
• Interpret Soil Maps and Surveys.

• Activity Sheets

• Texture Soil Lab
• County Plat Book Activity
• Quiz

• E. 12.1

• E. 12.4

March

• Freshwater Fisheries

• Taxidermy

• Identify the Anatomy of a Fish.
• Discuss Lake Structure.
• Identify and Discuss Reasons for Managing Freshwater Fisheries.
• Identify common Wisconsin Fish.
• Identify Lesser-known Wisconsin Fish.

• Properly Preserve and Mount a Fish.

• Anatomy of a Fish Drawing
• Freshwater Fishery Project
• Common Wisconsin Fish Report
• Lesser-Known Wisconsin Fish Report

• Taxidermy Project

• E.12.2
• E.12.1

• E.12.1

April

• Water, Water Users, Water Quality

• Forests and Forest Management

• Discuss Terms Relevant to Water and Water Quality such as precipitation, runoff, and evaporation.
• Identify Major Water Users.
• Identify Use of Water at Home.
• Discuss Watersheds and the Role they Play in Water Quality Management.
• Discuss Water Pollution, Point and Non-point.
• Discuss Surface Water and Groundwater.

• List Foods and Products that come from Trees.
• Discuss Environmental Benefits from Trees.
• Discuss Methods of Managing the Forest.

• Activity Sheets
• Lab Activities (Build a Septic System, Watershed in a Box, What’s in the Water)
• Test

• Forestry IQ Quiz
• Activity Sheets
• Competition Poster Project
• Quiz

• E.12.2

• E.12.2

May

• Understanding the Role of Fire in Forests.

• Fire Management

• Environmental Issues

• School Forest Work
• Prairie Restoration Project Work.

• Discuss the Components of the Fire Triangle.
• List the Benefits and Drawbacks to Forest Fires.

• Compare and Contrast the Consequences of Fire Exclusion.
• Discuss Current Practices to Restore the Forest Ecosystem.

• Compare and Contrast Viewpoints on Current Environmental Issues.
• Discuss Current Environmental Issues.
• Develop Solutions to Environmental Issues.

• Demonstrate and Apply Proper Pruning Techniques.
• Demonstrate and Apply Proper Construction Techniques.

• Understanding Fire Activity Sheet
• Major Fires in the Past Fifteen Years Activity

• Crisis in our Forests Activity

• Squirrels vs. Scopes Activity Sheet
• Environmental Issues Activity
• Current Environmental Issues Newsletter

• Work in School Forest.
• Work with Prairie Restoration Project

• E.12.2

• E.12.2

• E.12.2

• E. 12.1