Activities for Educators | Handouts & Posters | Training Resources
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Activities for YouthFind out what’s baffling scientists and killing forests now! Play Sudden Oak Death puzzles, games and other Youth Activities here. |
Activities for Educators
- Can My Tree Catch The Flu PDF – This series of interactive and engaging activities helps increase youth awareness of Sudden Oak Death. To provide an analogy to how a tree catches this disease, participants are introduced to a familiar situation – catching the flu. All activities were initially developed for a middle-school level audience but may easily be adapted to other ages and levels.
- Trees in Trouble PDF – Information on Oak Communities, the causes and effects of Sudden Oak Death, as well as methods of transport support these student activities. The grade-specific activities help students learn about native oaks and ways they can help stop the spread of Sudden Oak Death.
- Junior Ranger Guide PDF – This activity guide explains the ins and outs of Sudden Oak Death in a dynamic and engaging way, blending games, maps, and activity prompts with kid-friendly background information on the disease.
- Find even more educational activities on other invasive pests at PlantHeros.com
Handouts & Posters
- SOD Fact Sheet – Information on the detection, spread, impact, and treatment for the disease.
- SOD Sanitation Guide – Cleaning recommendations to prevent the spread of P. ramorum.
- Fact vs. Fiction – Five common misconceptions about Sudden Oak Death and the pathogen that causes it.
- 2011 Sudden Oak Death Brochure – Information about SOD in the wild, in nurseries, and in your community.
- 2010 Sudden Oak Death Brochure – Information about symptoms and management of SOD.
- SOD Poster – An introduction to SOD, oak and other host symptoms, and what you can do to help control the spread.
- Trailhead Poster with CDF logo as a PDF and Word doc – SOD information and guidelines for hikers.
- SOD Tribal Poster – Information on SOD and tribal concerns for traditional plant gatherers.
- Spanish Guidelines for Forest Collectors – Precautions to prevent the spread of SOD in Spanish.
- Spanish Fact Sheet – Information on the potential risk areas, spread, and consequences of SOD in Spanish.
- Spanish Guidelines for Arborists – Guidelines for minimizing the spread of the pathogen in Spanish.
Training Resources
Virtual Training: Phytophthora ramorum, A Short Course – Three PowerPoint presentations available for download and use.- Module 1 (4,756 KB): Introduction to Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death
- Module 2 (4,492 KB): Symptom Recognition, Diagnosis, and Sampling
- Module 3 (3,183 KB): Regulations and Management of Phytophthora ramorum These are PowerPoint presentations, so you must have the program on your computer to view the modules.
- Script (Word .doc, 410 kb)
- Low resolution PPT (6 MB)
