Introduction

Imagine being on a road trip with your family for vacation.

  • During your trip, you stop for a hiking expedition where you see a beautiful waterfall.
  • The next stop on your journey offers you a canoeing adventure on a beautiful lake.
  • Finally, you end up on white sandy beaches.

This may sound like it was a very long trip covering thousands of miles. However, in reality, you could have found each of those here in Alabama! Alabama is home to some of the most diverse environments in the country. Let's take a closer look at everything this great state has to offer.

A sunset view from a road winding through a forest

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Identify and describe Alabama's diverse forest types and the role physiographic regions play.

Essential Questions

  • How do Alabama forests provide unique habitats for its diverse organisms?

Enduring Understandings

  • Each job, career, and profession has a set of preparation requirements, career exploration experiences, and different opportunities for personal and professional growth and satisfaction.
  • Proper forest management is vital in creating a balance that not only protects forests and related habitats, but also allows for the use of renewable natural resources.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Career Tech: Forestry standard: 7.