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  • PDF Preview of the FACTivity for the Which Do You A-Door article
    The research question you will answer by doing this FACTivity is: “Does a baked potato or a 10 ounce bag…
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    FACTivity – Which Do You A-Door

  • Which Wood Would You Choose Factivity PDF
    In this FACTivity, your class will consider the tradeoffs discussed in “Which Wood You Choose?” and work toward a solution.…
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    FACTivity – Which Wood You Choose?

  • Black and white photo of a pinewood nematode.
    Lumber is an important product from trees. When two countries export goods to one another, international policies may exist to…
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    Goodbye Nematodes! Heat-Treating Southern Pine Lumber

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Goodbye Nematodes"
    Lumber is an important product from trees. When two countries export goods to one another, international policies may exist to…
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    Goodbye Nematodes! Heat-Treating Southern Pine Lumber (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the first page of Hey Batter, Batter
    For a while in the early 2000s, there seemed to be an increasing number of bat fractures. Some speculated that…
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    Hey Batter, Batter! Engineering the Best Baseball Bat

  • Illustration of two kids, standing back to back, both writing on notebooks. In the background are two other kids that are measuring the trunk width of two trees.
    Pine trees cover much of the Southeastern United States. When older pine trees are cut for making wood products, only…
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    How Now Round Crown? Predicting the Energy Future of Tree Crowns

  • PDF preview of World's Forests image challenge.
    Explain the significance of each image as it relates to the World’s Forests. Hold a class discussion about these images.…
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    Image Challenge – World’s Forests 3

  • Front page of Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ? The bottom half of the page shows a world map hjighlighting different ecozones.
    Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew…
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    Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ?

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Edition 3, Inquiry 2 article.
    Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide, including protecting biodiversity, improving water and soil quality, preventing…
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    Inquiry 2: What Benefits Do the World’s Forests Provide?

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Inquiry 3 article.
    Sustainable forest management helps people balance the social, environmental, and economic benefits that forests provide. Learn more about how people…
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    Inquiry 3: Healthy Forests Now and Into the Future

  • PDF Preview of Inquiry 3 from World's Forests 2
    In this Inquiry, scientists were interested in understanding the benefits provided by forests. They focused on products made from or…
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    Inquiry 3: What Do Forests Do for the World’s Environment and Its People?

  • The first page of the article titled "Inquiry 4: How well are we managing our forests worldwide?".
    Forests provide many benefits to people and other animals. For forests to provide these benefits, however, they must be managed…
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    Inquiry 4: How Well Are We Managing Our Forests Worldwide?