![[Detail] Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir.](../images/header_nature.jpg)
[Detail] Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir. 
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Use these lesson plans, created by teachers for teachers, to explore nature and the environment.
Artifact Road Show (Grades 3-5) Students act as historians, analyzing different artifacts. The fourth grade student activity - Linking Rare Finds - focuses on the Nashua River from an environmental perspective.
Conservation at a Crossroads (Grades 9-12) Two separate lessons for students to investigate and debate the controversies inherent in conservation programs.
Explorations (Grades 8-12) Students are introduced to historical perspectives of nature and the environment.
Nature's Fury (Grades 6-8) Students examine accounts by Americans from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries of their life changing experiences with nature.
Sea Changes: A Study of a New England Industry (Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12) Students study photographs, maps and interviews with two New England fishermen of the early 20th century, construct "found poetry", and research in Thomas to understand legislation restricting the fishing industry.
Twain's Hannibal (Grades 9-12) Using both primary source documents and print materials, students analyze life around Hannibal, Missouri, during the latter half of the 19th century to determine what effects this location had on the writings of Mark Twain. Students can investigate the impact of a river environment on employment, social life, economy, transportation, family life, and politics.
Visions in the Dust (Grades 5-8) Students gain an understanding of Dust Bowl history through the eyes of a child, using Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust.
Last Updated: 06/29/2009