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TASMANIA’S GIANTS Activity 1 – The Centurion http://youtu.be/5xTaff7gCWs Watch the video Going Bush 2 – episode 1 – The Centurion and answer the following questions: 1. How many metres high do the narrators think the tree might be? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. In which state is the tree found? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which famous mountain do the narrators compare the tree to? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. For years Tasmania has been recognised for what special feature? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Starting with the letter ‘L’, what type of readings have they used to measure the height of the Centurion tree from the ground? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How do they get the official height of the Centurion? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What type of reel do the tree climbers use to get the rope up the tree? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What do they use to shoot the line up the tree? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Which famous mountaineer does the narrator compare Tom, the tree climber, to? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Has Tom ever climbed 100-metre trees before? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How do the tree climbers test the safety of the climbing rope? Do you think this method is very ‘scientific’? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Around how many metres high is the tree that is standing next to the Centurion? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. In which years did wildfires sweep through Tasmania’s state forest? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Around how many old trees were left in the forest after the wildfires? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Once he reaches the top, what does Tom use to reach the highest leaves of the tree? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Page 1: Tasmania's Giants Student - Forest Learning · A hardwood is a tree that bears flowers. To make the grade of a ‘giant’, a tree must be at least 85 metres tall or at least 280

TASMANIA’S GIANTS

Activity 1 – The Centurion

http://youtu.be/5xTaff7gCWs

WatchthevideoGoingBush2–episode1–TheCenturionandanswerthefollowingquestions:

1. Howmanymetreshighdothenarratorsthinkthetreemightbe?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Inwhichstateisthetreefound?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Whichfamousmountaindothenarratorscomparethetreeto?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ForyearsTasmaniahasbeenrecognisedforwhatspecialfeature?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Startingwiththeletter‘L’,whattypeofreadingshavetheyusedtomeasuretheheightoftheCenturiontreefromtheground?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. HowdotheygettheofficialheightoftheCenturion?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Whattypeofreeldothetreeclimbersusetogettheropeupthetree?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Whatdotheyusetoshootthelineupthetree?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. WhichfamousmountaineerdoesthenarratorcompareTom,thetreeclimber,to?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. HasTomeverclimbed100-metretreesbefore?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Howdothetreeclimberstestthesafetyoftheclimbingrope?Doyouthinkthismethodisvery‘scientific’?Whyorwhynot?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. AroundhowmanymetreshighisthetreethatisstandingnexttotheCenturion?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. InwhichyearsdidwildfiressweepthroughTasmania’sstateforest?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Aroundhowmanyoldtreeswereleftintheforestafterthewildfires?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Oncehereachesthetop,whatdoesTomusetoreachthehighestleavesofthetree?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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16. HowmanymetreshighistheCenturionaccordingtothetreeclimbers’calculations?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Startingwiththeletter‘H’,whattypeoftreeistheCenturion?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Startingwiththeletter‘L’,whatsortoftechnologydoesForestryTasmaniausetofindgianttrees?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. WhatdoesForestryTasmaniadowithallthegianttreesitfindsinthestateforests?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2 – Tasmania, the land of the giants...

Tasmaniaishometothebiggesthardwoodtreesandthetallestfloweringplantsintheworld!

TheonlytreestallerthanTasmania’shardwoodsarefoundinnorth-westAmericaandthosearesoftwoodtrees.

Asoftwoodisatreethatbearscones.Ahardwoodisatreethatbearsflowers.Tomakethegradeofa‘giant’,atreemustbeatleast85metrestalloratleast280cubicmetresinvolume.

Soithastobepretty….BIG!!!

Atlastcount,Tasmaniahasmorethan100giants!BelowisalistofTasmania’stop10tallesttrees,andrightatthetopofthelististhefamousCenturion,thestartreeintheForestlearningvideo.Beforeyouproceed,makesureyouknowthecommonnameforE.regnans.

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Takealookatthelistandanswerthequestionsbelow:

1. Asyoucansee,CenturionisactuallyalittletallerthanwhatTom,thetreeclimber,firstestimated.Howmuchtallerisithere?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Whichtreeisexactly3.8metresshorterthanCenturion?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. HowmanycentimetrestallerisCenturionthanIcarusDream?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. HowmuchtallerisFirebirdWonderthanErato?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Whatdoyounoticeabouttheheightofthethreelasttreesinthelist?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. HowmuchtallerisDamoclesthanDrPhil?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. WhichtreeistwometrestallerthanKermajesty?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. HowmuchtallerisMountTreethanCalliope?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Activity 3 – Ode to a tree Haveyoueversatunderatreeonahotdayandlookedupattheskythroughitsleaves?Whenyouthinkaboutit,treesareprettywonderfulthings–wecanclimbthem,hangaswing,rope,tyreorhammockfromthemandevenbuildatreehouseinthem!Orwecanjustsimplysitunderthem!

Writeapoemaboutafuntreeexperienceyouhavehadinsidethistree:

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Activity 4 – Portrait of a tree Pickatreeintheschoolplaygroundorlocalparkanddrawit.Lookcarefullyatthecoloursofitsleavesandbarkand,usingpaints,pastelsorcolouredpencils,colouritin.

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