This online version of the curriculum is intended for teachers and educators for use in their classrooms. It is a full version of the written section of the curriculum kit. Use the tabs above to explore and download each section of the curriculum.

• High Level of Interest - Forestland covers nearly 60% of Pennsylvania (PA), while farmland covers only about 24% and developed land covers about 15%.
• Wood: Important Resource - We use wood and wood products every day, from building our homes to brushing our teeth. In fact, every year the average American uses the equivalent of a 100-foot-tall tree.
• PA Specific Information - People often have more access to information on the rain forests than they do to information on PA forests. The curriculum answers the request from PA's teachers for state-specific information.
• Improve Knowledge - Each chapter of the curriculum lists the relevant environmental and ecology standards to which it applies.
• Responsibility - The goal of the curriculum is to get students involved with environmental issues by educating them about their forests and environment.