Environmental Science, Sustainability, Natural Resources: Deforestation Webquest

The Deforestation Webquest comes with a PDF webquest with clickable links, a worksheet, and an answer key. Each link points to information from reputable scientific research and environmental organizations. Students will use what they learn about forests and deforestation to complete the worksheet. Besides sharing the webquest with students and printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this activity in your sustainability or natural resources unit or your environmental science course.

How to use this resource:

1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to student computers.

2.) Print the accompanying worksheets.

3.) That’s it! Students are ready to get started.

Students click the links embedded into stunning photographs in the webquest to find answers to questions on various web pages. (The questions follow the order of the links.) Students write their responses on the accompanying worksheet.

Students will explore:

• The many vital benefits provided by forests, from habitat to climate stability

• The impacts of croplands, grazing, palm oil plantations, logging, human settlements, and more on forests

• Deforestation trends around the world and over time

• International efforts to protect forests

Includes the following:

• Webquest: Stunning images with clickable links connect students to relevant informational text from the World Wildlife Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, NASA’s Langley Research Center, and the World Economic Forum. Click the green preview button above to preview every page. (PDF, 6 pages)

• Student worksheet (PDF, 17 questions, 4 pages)

• Answer key to student worksheet (PDF, 4 pages)

See below for more webquests on natural resources, sustainability, and earth and environmental sciences. The full sets are available at a fraction of individual prices. Click any link below for previews:

Environmental Science Webquests:

· Deforestation

· Vital Soils

· Fossil Fuels

· Fresh Water

· Wetlands

· Oceans

· Biodiversity

Earth Science Webquests:

Hydrology Topics:

· The Water Cycle

· Watersheds, Rivers, and Lakes

· The Ocean

· The Cryosphere

· Groundwater

Geology Topics:

· Rock Cycle and Rock Types

· Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

· Plate Tectonics

· Earthquakes and Tsunamis

· Volcanoes

Space Science Topics:

· The Universe and Our Milky Way Galaxy

· The Earth and Moon

· Planets and Space Rocks in the Solar System

· Stars and Black Holes

· The Sun

Atmospheric Science Topics:

· The Atmosphere

· Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, and Hurricanes

· Air Masses, Fronts, Weather, and Precipitation

· Air Pressure and Winds

· Clouds

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