Aspen Restoration

Students work with forestry land managers and scientists to evaluate and support aspen forest populations. Engaging interactives will promote observation skills and draw out prior knowledge as students learn how to assess the health of aspen forests. They will gather their own evidence and use the USDA's guidelines for Aspen Restoration to develop recommendations for their chosen study site.

PART 1: Survey

Is this a healthy aspen forest?

(20-30 minutes)

PART 2: Collect

What's happening here?

(45-60 minutes)

PART 3: Connect

What can we do?

(20-30 minutes)

PART 4: Share

What is your recommendation?

(30-40 minutes)

Total Estimated Time: 2-3 class periods, 120 minutes

Standards Alignment: Utah SEED standard 6.4 and NGSS MS-LS2, as well as, DOK levels 1-4 and ELA Common Core Standards.

Key Support Materials

Instructional Guide
Research Assistant Notebook
Student Learning Assessment Tool
Student Rubric for Assessing Learning Outcomes
Student Rubric for Presenting Arguments

Launch Investigation

Support Materials

Student Access Code