Deforestation

Student Activities

Independent or cooperative group activity choices 
•    Option One: Design and create a Minecraft world illustrating an area in your state that has experienced deforestation. Be sure to clearly show the before and after effects of deforestation from two different dates.
o    Once the design is complete, take a screenshot demonstrating before and after for each point in time.
•    Option Two: Design and create a Minecraft world illustrating present day deforestation in a particular area and take a screenshot.  Next, predict the effects of deforestation in the same area as it would look in the next 5-10 years
o    Once the design is complete, take a screenshot of the final product.

Extension Activities:
•     Science- students read article about the Oso landslide, one of the most recent National disasters in Washington State which killed 43 people.  The report states that the evidence is inconclusive http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141209/NEWS01/141209031
•    Students can construct an argument for or against citing evidence from their research and create a 30 second commercial stating their main point with evidence.
•    Students design a campaign to make changes in their own local area to impact deforestation.  They choose a point of view based on the causes and effects of deforestation and can make a video or develop other materials to create awareness of how their community.  Students can come up with other creative options to get the word out for example, creating PSA’s and posting them on SchoolTube as well as Tweeting facts about deforestation in their community with the hashtag #deforestisdestructive.