Stage 1 Desired Results

Unit 1: Forestry Management	Pacing: 5 weeks
*Stage 1 Desired Results*
Established Goals: LS2-1 Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales LS2-6 Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.	Transfer
	Students will be able to independently use their learning to…. Explain how well planned silvicultural prescriptions are essential for building resilience and healthy forests, especially those within suburbanized communities Utilize publicly available geospatial and remote sensing data for assessing past uses and current forest conditions Demonstrate the need for deer management strategies being implemented ensuring the local ecosystem’s carrying capacity is not exceed
	*Meaning*
	Understandings Students will understand… Actively managed forest create a diversified age class structure Passively managed forest significantly increases the likelihood of ecosystem collapse Unmanaged deer populations negatively impact forest regeneration and increase tick borne disease	Essential Questions Students will keep considering… Why are appearances deceiving in determining a forest’s resiliency? Why is human intervention necessary for the long term sustainability of our forests? How is understanding the past necessary for ensuring the future of a forest? How is the lack of predators negatively impacting our forests?
	*Acquisition*
	Students will know… Vocabulary on describing / assessing forestry management practices on forest ecosystem Recognize varying age classes found in actively managed forest Identify impacts of habitat alteration on forest regeneration capabilities Deer populations can cause significant damage and impede a forest’s ability to regenerate	Students will be skilled at… Identifying key differences between managed and unmanaged forest based on age class distribution Construct field quadrants / plots for assessing age class distribution and abundance in managed and unmanaged forest plots Describing the negative impacts posed by unmanaged deer populations on forest regeneration Conduct field transect surveys for estimating the deer populations in managed and unmanaged forests

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Curriculum Writer(s): Joseph Lanier