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ILLINOIS TREE TRUNK CONTENTS

USER MANUAL
Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest Curriculum Packet Grade 5
An annual poster contest sponsored in Illinois by the IDNR, the accompanying curriculum is designed to provide ideas, background information and hands-on activities that teach about a different aspect of trees each year. The history of Arbor Day is included.
Conservation Education Catalog and Environmental Information Directory
Two directories that provide a wealth of information about other educational materials that may be ordered.
About Project Project Learning Tree PreK-8
A national, award-vvinning environmental education program with a focus on "the forest as a window on the world." Activity guides are available to educators and youth-group leaders when attending a 4Y2 hour workshop. Sample activities are provided in the trunk for classroom use.

Booklets
Expressions of Arbor and Bird Day
IDNR This booklet is designed to make the reader aware of, through the use of literature, the beauty
of trees, the value of tree-planting, and the many ways in which the trees have and will continue to serve humankind.
The True Story of Smokey Bear
A comic book describing the story of the orphan cub who grew up to become Smokey.
Guide
A guide to the Illinois Big Tree Register initiated in 1962 to discover and record Illinois' largest living trees.
You and Forest Fires
A pamphlet providing a brief story about fire history. Fire can be destructive but it can be used as a management tool to accomplish special needed results. This pamphlet explains the history of fire control, the prevention drive, how fires start and who to call for help to prevent them.

Activities
A series of activity books and pages, suitable for photocopying and using in the classroom setting. Includes, five Outdoor Illinois NatureQuest pages, Beyond the Crack in the Sidewalk, Conservation Quest, Smokey Bear activity sheets, Projects Activity Sampler, Illinois State Symbols activity sheets, instructions for using topographic maps, tree clue sheet and activities on fire ecology.
Common Illinois Trees/Leaf Identification Packet K-12
Also included in the Activities Section is a series of fact sheets on some of the most common Illinois trees excerpted from Forest Trees of Illinois. These pages can be used by educators and youth group leaders to assist children in the identification, collection and preservation of leaves.

Articles
Reprinted articles from the Illinois Steward (Wood Composites), six articles from the KIDS
FOR CONSERVATIONIST magazine and information about the Illinois Nursery Program.
EDUCATIONAL UNITS Grade Level Kids for Trees Education Kit K-3
Contains a closed-captioned videotape, audiotape, lesson plans, activities and two-sided poster. Also included, the Ranger Rick Trees are Terrific activity guide.
The Life of a Forest Study Unit 5-8 Contains two video lessons, The Birth of a Forest and A Forest Grows Old, lesson plans, black line masters, answer keys to student activities and scripts for each video lesson. These materials have been prepared to help students better understand the growth, aging and interconnectedness of forest life.
Urban Forestry Laboratory Exercises Elementary, Middle and High School Developed as a supplemental activity guide that can be used in any science or interdisciplinary class. The hands-on activities are designed to be data gathering exercises leading the student to make judgments based on analysis and synthesis of the gathered data.

POSTERS
Thanks to the Trees K-adult From the IDNR Kids for Trees education kit. One side of this two-sided poster shows tree and leaf shape and flower/fruits of 13 trees common to Illinois. The second side challenges viewers to add a reason why they are thankful for trees

Gypsy Moth
This Illinois Natural History Survey poster discusses the life cycle of the gypsy moth. A teaching supplement to this poster is included in the User Manual.
U.S. Forest Service Smokey Bear Series (1 5, 8 % x I 1 " posters)
Subjects include: nocturnal animals, fungi, woodland flowers, edible plants, bird nests, fish, trees, birds, insects, butterflies, lizards, mammal tracks, snakes, mammal young and leaves.
Choose Your Future
From the IDNR Resource Conservation education kit, one side of this two-sided poster shows resource use and abuse in an urban setting, the other side depicts a rural setting. An identification sheet is provided for educator use in discussing various management options.
Illinois Trees:  Depicts leaves and fruit from 19 common Illinois trees and provides charts identifying tree parts and the benefits of trees.
Woodland Products:  Lists many benefits of trees.
Spring Woodland Wildflowers:  Depicts 40 plants and animals found on the forest floor in spring. Teaching supplement included in the POSTER section of the User Manual.
Southern Illinois Wetlands: Depicts 44 plants and animals found in a southern Illinois wetiand during the summer. Teaching supplement included in the POSTER section of the User Manual.
Forest Cover of Illinois (size prohibited lamination; included in User Manual):  Depicts forest cover in Illinois from 1820-1980, with maps on forest composition, volume,diversity and cover.
Woodland Birds:  Depicts 18 permanent resident birds of Illinois woodlands.
Fire in the Forest United Learning, grades 5-8 As the forest ecosystem develops, the connections between its units become more complex. This complex system must adapt and adjust itself to maintain a balanced subsistence for all life. Materials are recycled and, with each stage of growth, new and different life forms enter the system. 1 6 minute video lesson and 3:30 minute video quiz
HOUSE, Where, Why & How.- A Child's Guide to the Origins of Everyday Stuff
Odyssey Productions, Inc., grades 4-6 House is told from the tree's perspective as it grows in the woods, travels to the mill and job site, and becomes part of a new house. The story ends with seedlings being planted to replace those harvested. The video is intended to help children understand the links between raw materials and the items in their daily lives. 9 minutes
The Lorax Playhouse Video A Dr. Seuss story, the Lorax is a loveable creature who speaks for the trees, trying to stop the profit-greedy Once-ler from destroying the forest. Can be used with the Project Learning Tree activity Trees for Many Reasons included in the Project Learning Tree Activities Section of the User Manual.
What Exactly Does a Forester Do? Washington Forest Products Association Provides an overview of the variety of tasks performed by forestry professionals. 6 1/2 minutes

AUDIOTAPE
From Project Learning Tree, the song 'Oh, Learning Tree.'

BOOKS
Forest Trees of Illinois Robert H. Mahlenbrock Contains information on more than 270 trees found in Illinois, including names, characteristics, wood uses, preferred habitats, range, illustrations of leaf shape, seeds and twigs and photographs of bark. Also contains a key to identifying the trees of Illinois.
Spring Woodland Wildflowers of Illinois Robert H. Mohlenbrock Contains information on more than 200 spring woodland wildflowers of Illinois, including characteristics, preferred habitat, range, time of flowering and full color photographs.
Important Forest Trees of the Eastern United States U.S. Forest Service This booklet helps readers identify those forest trees of eastern United States that they will most likely encounter during a woodland visit. The purpose of the booklet is to: 1. acquaint the reader with the most common forest trees, 2. Help the reader appreciate the fact that trees are useful as well as beautiful, and 3. inspire the reader to further studies of the management, wise use and development of the forest resource.
The Grandpa Tree Mike Donahue An elementary tale of the life cycle of a tree, from its beginning as a sapling to its demise an the forest floor, where it decomposes and becomes 'a home for rabbits and food for flowers.
'The Man Who Planted Trees Jean Giona A source of inspiration for reforestation programs around the world. The book features an unassuming character who spent his life planting seedlings.
One Small Square-Woods Donald M. Silver Each book in this unique series brings a closer look at one small square of Earth at a time. A hollow log ... hundreds of butterflies resting on a tree ... a 'twig" that walks ... little bite marks on a leaf. The woods are full of mysteries waiting to be solved, and clues to help solve them.
Once Upon a Tree-Life From Treetop to Boor Tips James B. Nardi Take an a walk through the woods to explore the extraordinary and celebrate the ordinary life caught in the web of interactions in a tree community. Whether offered as a picture book for beginning readers, a friendly guide for older students, or a handsome album for naturalists of any age, this book is sure to enlighten and delight.
Fall Color Finder C. Ritchie Bell & Anne H. Lindsey This pocket guide to the more coloful trees of eastern North America explains hy leaves have different shapes and color and provides a key and full-colo, photographs to fifty-nine tree species.
Forest Resources of Illinois-An Atlas Louis Iverson This technical book provides a comprehensive summary of the forest resources of Illinois' information is presented in a variety of tables, Charts and illustrations. Includes a description f the Illinois forest prior to and since European settlement, forestry glossary, list of the 508 woody plants of Illinois and a list of high-quality forested natural areas.
How the Forest Grew William Jasphersohn This book could be about any forest because most forests grow the same way. First the land is open and green. Then, the changes begin. Explore the changes that occur to the plant and animal communities ith wecession. Includes ideas for activities to conduct during a visit to a forest.
The Giving Tree Shel SiNerstein A moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serono acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.
The Tree in the Wood Adapted & Illustrated by Christopher Manson This classic folk song text, illustrated with beautifully detailed woodcuts, emphasizes the message of the endless circle of life and the interrelationships between our sones and the natural orld, The 'rree in the Wood is a wonderful supplemental tool, both for woodland hikes and classroom discussions, for use with children of all ages.
Wood Projects for Illinois Wildlife IDNR This book is designed for the person who enjoys wardworking, making things that will enhance wildlife in hisiher backyard or back forty. A variety of plans for constructing nest boxes and platforms and a guide to backyard bird feeding and bird feeders are provided.

CD ROM
Contains the IDNR Critical Trends Assessment Project Land Cover Database of Illinois, 1991-1995. This CD-ROM can be used as a stand alone 'land cover vie.st' which allows sers to view the entire land c"er database of liii.ois a small area at a time, but at a very high level of spatial resolution.

TOOLS
A cardboard box containing an assortment of tools useful in coducting forest studies. Sample activity descriptions are included.
FOREST SAMPLES
Four cardboard boxes containing tree products useful in the study of common Illinois tress: rubber leaves of 36 species; tree cookies, or cross-sections, of 20 species; lumber samples of 12 species; and seed samples of 12 species. Sample activity descriptions are included.

MAPS
U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map - For use with the lesson plan on reading maps found in the User Manuel.
Illinois Highway Map - Can be used for a variety of activities, including map reading flocate the state park, largest body of water, forest, state trails, conservation areas, major highways, nearest picnic area, etc. nearest the school), measuring distances and learning directions.