Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Land Use and Land Cover Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-six data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine land use and how human activities have impacted on land cover. They look at agriculture, loss of...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Discovering the Effect Mining Has on Land
Students investigate how land is used for mining, and then mine for ore and observe damage to the surrounding land. To reclaim the land, they must fill in the holes and observe how the land has changed.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Geoconservation Disturbed Land Restoration
Learn about the process of disturbed land restoration (DLR) in this article.
Other
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Environmental Pollution Control
This study provides an orientation to the methods that are applied to control and prevent environmental pollution. The basic principles followed for eliminating negative impacts on the quality of water, air or land are discussed.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Should Our Gardens Grow?
In this lesson plan, students will learn about types of land use by humans and evaluate the ways land is used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students will...
Other
Michigan Forest Resources Alliance (Mfra)
Formed to "inform and educate the people of Michigan about the positive aspects of forest management," the MFRA provides numerous classroom resources, including its Tree program that visits classrooms to work directly with students and...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Teacher Resources: Changing the Land
In this activity, students will compare historical aerial photographs with current aerial photographs and determine what factors influenced land use decisions; evaluate the impacts of different land uses on an area; and consider future...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Sources of Land Pollution
Short descriptions of various sources of solid and semi-solid pollutants that affect land and soil resources.