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Forest Biology and Ecology for Educators

Course Outline: The course has three components - lesson plans, forest biology and ecology concepts, and tree identification (80 species).

You will be required to develop two lesson plans. The plans lesson plans must be submitted on or before August 1.

Forest Biology and Ecology Outline (material on Forest Biology and Ecology CD)

Session
Suggested Date
Topic
1
June 9 - 17
2
June 18 - 24
3
June 25 - 30
4
July 1 - 7
Exam 1 - Available from July 2 to July 10
5
July 8 - 14
6
July 15 - 21
7
July 22 - 28
8
July 29 - Aug 2
9
Aug 3 - 10
Exam 2 - Available from August 4 to August 10

Tree identification (material on Woody Plants in North America CD)

Quizzes will be made available at the beginning of the quiz week and will be available until July 11 for the first four quizzes and until August 11 for the last five quizzes. You may wait until July 11 to take the first four and August 11 to take the last five quizzes, but this is not recommended.

Session
Suggested Study Date
Quiz Available
June 9 - 15
June 10 - July 11
June 16 - 22
June 10 - July 11
June 23 - 29
June 10 - July 11
June 30 - July 6
June 10 - July 11
July 7 - 13
July 8 - August 11
July 14 - 20
July 8 - August 11
July 21 - 27
July 8 - August 11
July 28 - Aug 3
July 8 - August 11
Aug 4 - 10
July 8 - August 11

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