Resources for Activity 4: Analyzing Patterns of Forest Change

Overview:

Human activities and other forces can change forests in a variety of different ways. In this activity, students will identify global trends in forest cover and, using maps and historical accounts, they will analyze how particular forests have changed over time.

Student Pages
One Forest Over Time
Map Analysis Tool
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest
Planting Trees in Kenya

Map of countries with large net change in forest area

PowerPoints
Activity 4: Analyzing Patterns of Change

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate, on Planting Trees and Protecting Forests  
 - Nobel Laureate Discusses Human Impact on Our Planet   
 - Urbanites Soon to Outnumber Country Dwellers   
 - African Flyover Reveals Impact of “Human Footprint” - NPR Radio Show  
 - Sally Collins, with an Overview of U.S. Forests in the Early 21st Century 
 - Sally Collins: '6,000 acres of open land lost to development daily'  
 - Neil Sampson Says Climate Change Speeding Flux of Forest Ecosystems 
 - Sally Collins: 'No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly'