Teacher resources

The Forest Products Commission has a selection of resources available for teachers, primarily targeting primary school childrens from Grade 6 upwards.

While some items are free, others are available for a small charge.

To request and order any of these resources for your school, please contact our Communications Branch on 9363 4600.

Available resources

Posters

• Timbers of the South West ($5.00 each)
• Timbers of the inland forest ($5.00 each)

Fact sheets

• Australia's forests at a glance (2009 & 2010 editions)
• Australia's Forests (published by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
• Imports, employment, and certification
• Carbon, forestry and sustainability
• Environmental benefits of timber (downloadable PDF 167kB)

Brochures

• How you can tackle climate change with wood

Videos

• Reach for the skies - - DVD covering careers in Australia's forests, timber and paper industries.
• Changing Landscapes - 15min DVD of local farmers sharing their perspectives on tree farming initatives

Books

• Trees that call Australia home ($30.00, ISBN 9780980512502)
• The living forest ($40.00, ISBN 0958020779)