Human Impact: Deforestation

Explore deforestation and its effects on the environment with this one-page graphic organizer! Designed for middle school learners, this research-based environmental science worksheet guides students to define deforestation and identify types of human activities that result in this practice. Learners will then research an example of deforestation from anywhere in the world and use the graphic organizer to organize their findings. As they conduct research and complete the graphic organizer, students will explore the following:

• Why deforestation occurred in their region
• Impacts of deforestation on the soil, water, and air
• Impacts of deforestation on plant and animal life
• Two ways to slow down or stop deforestation