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Note to the Teacher!

Note to the Teacher!. The Rangeland section of Unit 4 closely follows and utilizes the Teacher Resource Guide for Rangeland Principles available online at http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/what-is-range/Curriculum/index.htm. More PowerPoints and student activities are available from this website.

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Note to the Teacher!

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  1. Note to the Teacher! • The Rangeland section of Unit 4 closely follows and utilizes the Teacher Resource Guide for Rangeland Principles available online at http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/what-is-range/Curriculum/index.htm. • More PowerPoints and student activities are available from this website. • The teacher is strongly encouraged to use this online resource for lesson plans and student activities.

  2. Teacher Information! • Have students take “What is Range” Quiz prior to presentation, asking them to do their best to answer the questions • Then go through slides and discuss “What is Range” – all answers are presented • The final slide gives an opportunity to go through the quiz and discuss the correct answers as a class using Quiz Key • Necessary materials: • 4.1a_What-is-range-QUIZ.doc • 4.1b_What-is-Range_PPTguide.doc

  3. What is Range? Unit 4: Rangelands, Forests, & Fire

  4. Test Your Knowledge • What is Range? Quiz

  5. Students will be able to… • Define rangeland • Discuss how much rangeland there is

  6. Which of these are rangeland? • Deserts? • Tundra? • Wetlands? • Savannas? • Shrublands? • Grasslands?

  7. Which of these are rangeland? • Deserts? • Tundra? • Wetlands? • Savannas? • Shrublands? • Forests • Grasslands? • All deserts except barren deserts • All tundra • Vegetation around wetlands • All savannas • All shrublands • Only open forests • All grasslands

  8. What is rangeland? • Uncultivated land dominated by native plants: grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs. • All land that is not farmland, dense forest, barren desert or land covered by solid rock, concrete, or glaciers

  9. How much rangeland is there? • How much of the earth’s surface is rangeland? • 25% = Dense Forest • 10% = Cropland • 3% = Urban • 15% = Ice, rock, and barren desert • 47% = Rangeland

  10. How much rangeland is there? 47% of the EARTH is rangeland 36% of the US is rangeland 53% of Western States is rangeland 48% of the Idaho is rangeland

  11. Rangelands of Idaho Grassland* Shrubland* Forest* Crop Water Developed Rock Ice/Snow *Rangelands in Idaho are Grasslands and shrublands

  12. How much did you know? • Answers to the What is Range? quiz

  13. Review: Can you… • Define rangeland? • Describe how much rangeland there is?

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