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Welcome to our collection of forest curriculum! These lessons are created and curated by Forest staff and consortium educators and features some of our most popular and frequented lessons filterable by grade level and subject area. Consortium members may browse through and login to access PowerPoint presentations, videos, worksheets, student and teacher guides. These lessons are growing every year, so check back often for updates.

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Aging a Deer Skull

Aging a Deer Skull

Information leaflet published by the NY State Conservation Department which illustrates methods for estimating...

BRF Ecology Glossary

BRF Ecology Glossary

From "agitate" to "xylem", the attached resource provides a list of useful ecology terms...

Deer Management

Deer Management

Forest Ecosystems Habitat Trail Guide

Forest Ecosystems Habitat Trail Guide

Students explore how plants and animals adapt to live in different habitats while hiking...

Fungi Study

Fungi Study

There many ways, both in the classroom and while hiking in the forest, to...

Hydra Investigations

Hydra Investigations

Students hike to nearby ponds, collect hydra and then watch through a microscope to...

Macroinvertebrates

Macroinvertebrates

Forest streams and brooks are valued and used by humans, but they are also...

Mammals: Trapping and Tracking Summer Course

Mammals: Trapping and Tracking Summer Course

Mysterious Mammals: Trapping and Tracking the Creatures of the Night Instructors: Katie Pavlis Terlizzi, Stephanie...

Plants and Climate Change

Plants and Climate Change

Did you know that forests can help ward off the negative impacts of climate...

Salamander Study

Salamander Study

A walk in the woods this time of year can yield many finds, including...

Sorting & Counting with Nature

Sorting & Counting with Nature

Children best learn to become mathematical problem solvers while learning to communicate and reason...

The Day in the Life of the Hudson River and Harbor

The Day in the Life of the Hudson River and Harbor

The Hudson River defines Eastern New York State, running 315 miles from Lake Tear...

Tree Aging

Tree Aging

Every year, trees start to grow at the first sign of spring. They will...

Tree Identification

Tree Identification

Black Rock Forest is home to 65 species of trees and many species of...

Tree Measurement

Tree Measurement

Students learn and practice how a variety of tree and forest measurements, such as...

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