Forestry In the Classroom

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A new teacher resource kit designed to help educate secondary school students about the economic importance and international reach of British Columbia's forest sector has been launched .

"More than anything, the kits highlight the international opportunities and global reach of B.C.'s forest sector," said Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell. "Whether it's developing new markets in China or promoting the use of wood to fight climate change, the issues that students will explore in the classroom today are the real world opportunities that promise to transform the industry in the years ahead." 

The kits, BC Forest Products for the World, were produced by Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., a B.C. Crown agency, and the Council of Forest Industries. They will be distributed to 400 secondary schools
around the province and the learning outcomes are intended to help students:
* describe what happens to harvested timber;
* demonstrate the importance of the forest industry to the provincial economy;
* demonstrate the importance to the provincial economy of marketing wood products around the world;
* identify and evaluate international markets for B.C.'s wood products; and
* assess the opportunities and challenges in marketing of B.C.'s wood products internationally.

The kits build on the success of the mountain pine beetle educational kits distributed in 2006 and 2007. The resource kit, one year in the making, was developed in accordance with identified Ministry of
Education learning outcomes, and has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education.

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