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EDUCATION PROGRAMS
‘Goods from the Woods’
Educational Box Gets anUpgrade
There are more than 5,000 wood and paper products that we use and enjoy each day, including items such as baby food, ice cream, rayon, paint, toothpaste, cosmetics, medicine, and household
cleaners. What makes these products special? They all come from the same renewable resource... trees!
Unlike fossil fuels, metal, and plastics, wood can be harvested, used, regrown, and harvested again and again, in a never-ending cycle. With proper forest management, we can enjoy thousands of products and still have plenty of trees for wildlife habitats, clean air and water, recreation and aesthetic beauty today and in the future.
This year, we are upgrading our long-established “Goods from the Woods” educational box with the theme “Study Goods from the Woods.” This bag includes various study-aid items that can trace their roots back to trees. Check out a few of the new items:
The “Study Goods from the Woods” bag will be AVAILABLE TO NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS to help connect students to commonly used wood products. Bags will be distributed to teachers during the Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience and to participants of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association Annual Conference in 2021. Bags are also AVAILABLE TO NCFA MEMBERS.
CONTACT Amy Juliana at ajuliana@ncforestry.org or (919) 834-3943 for more information.
Ballpoint Pen:
Pencil:
The most common wood used to make pencils is cedar. This softwood is able to withstand repeated sharpening, can be cut without splintering, is aromatic, and easily takes wood stain or lacquer.
Extractives like tall oil make up 5% of a tree and are a non-structural component of wood. When tall oil is removed in the paper- making process, the resinic acids of the
oil are used as a critical ingredient in ink, soaps, and lubricants.
Reading is Dreaming
Vinyl Bookmark:
Cellulose is removed in the paper-making process and sent to chemical manufacturers to be made into useful byproducts. When combined with other chemicals, cellulose can be made into plastic fillers, eyeglass frames, and football helmets.
Crayons:
Carnauba wax, a resin produced by the leaves of the carnauba tree, is the waxy component of many crayons. It’s also used in car wax
and as a finish coating on furniture, produce (such as apples or pears), and a wide variety of other products. The pharmaceutical industry uses it to coat pills, and it is a major ingredient in lipstick and other cosmetics.
Post-it Notes:
The branches of large trees and the trunks of smaller trees are used to make thousands of paper products, including writing paper, tissues, and boxes.
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