+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Underground Sleuths Discover Riches Beneath the Plains

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba on map, and use Canadian Atlas to locate regions of natural resources in Central Plains, which have vital impact upon the economy. Students then complete scavenger hunt worksheet.
+
Website
US Geological Survey

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Plains organization provides individuals, organizations, and governments with key information about the Great Plains environment through a resource pool of publications, reports, and government data.
+
Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The Grassland Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site to begin your study of grasslands as it gives clear definitions of terms and an explanation of how the grasslands came into existence.
+
Website
Other

Great Plains Nature Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Click around in this site from the Great Plains Nature Center for some wonderful pictures and information about the Great Plains. Check the Flora and Fauna section for easy-to-read content on such animals as the bison, fox, squirrel; and...
+
Handout
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Pedro De Villasur Sent to Nebraska

For Students 9th - 10th
Concern over the French trading with the Native Indians, the Spanish commissioned Lieutenant-General Villasur to stop them in 1720.