Lesson Plan
Grades 9-12
What’s at Stake for the Forest?
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Acting as different stakeholders with various interests, students play a strategy game where they work in groups to negotiate management of a publicly owned forest.
Students will be able to:
- Explain the value of forests for people, the environment, and animal habitats.
- Compare the interests of various stakeholders in forest management.
- Negotiate a strategy for forest management that is sustainable and ensures a beneficial outcome for all.
Features of This Resource
- Students analyze cost and benefits of land use options
- Great lesson for APES
- Opportunity for students to practice conflict resolution
- Strong connections with C3 framework – role-play scenarios, debating and persuading as real-world stakeholders, and natural resource use
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