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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Does Our Background Shape Our Thinking About Environmental Issues? [Pdf]
A instructional activity where students explore the positive and negative impacts of human activities on the environment today and in the distant past, and examine how attitudes towards the environment might be shaped by one's...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: History With Fire in Its Eye: An Introduction to Fire in America
This site from the National Humanities Center provides an interesting look at the history of fire in America, how we use it to control natural resources and how it controls us.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Wilderness and American Identity: Challenge of the Arid West
This site from the National Humanities Center provides the story of the struggle to inhabit the West in spite of the dry climate. With questions for student discussion, online resources, scholars debate and bibliography.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Global Change
Learning module introduces students to the human dimensions of global environmental change: human actions that initiate changes in the structure and operation of the biosphere; the consequences of these actions on terrestrial ecology;...
US Geological Survey
Lake Baikal: A Touchstone for Global Change
This site is an interesting article about Lake Baikal in Russia. This unique lake is helping scientists to learn more about the patterns of ecological change in the world and about the history of the world.
US Geological Survey
Usgs Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
A remarkable website that provides satellite images of various places on earth from 1972 to present. The student can see and read about environmental changes to the earth's environment.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Conservation and Environment
A collection of maps of historical significance which show changes in the landscape due to many factors. Included are maps showing specific conservation projects. Maps are printable.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Prehistoric Climate Change
Learn about prehistoric climate change and how it is similar to today's environmental concerns. They will learn to work cooperatively in groups and learn to conduct slide show presentations.