Teachers, save “Old Growth vs Second Growth forest (Part 1)” to assign it to your class.

Today we are going to be learning about the importance of old growth forests. But what is an old growth forest? 1. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=292&v=G6DXtIP7ER8&feature=emb_title (stop at about 4 mins) If you'd like to read more, you can also check out this great website: https://dynamicearthlearning.com/old-growth-forest/ 2. To learn more about Old Growth forests and their importance for protecting biodiversity, here is a video to watch by NerdyByNature: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgM-Ro9Jmh2/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D 3. You can read this article and watch the news story video included to learn about some of the local impacts of logging in British Columbia: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-growth-forest-revelstoke-1.6626256 4. Now that you have learned about old and second growth forests. You are going to complete a drawing activity with your partner. One side of the paper will have old growth, and the other will have second growth. - what similarities can you see? - what differences can you see? - can you label any specific parts? - make sure you also add a saying why old growth forest are important 5. Post a of your drawing to seesaw and make sure you tag your partner in it too!