Land Management Lesson Plans

Fourth graders investigate the Native American religious concept of Sacred Landscapes. The use of natural resources and religious rites is researched using a variety of sources. They discuss the importance of geographical places in the lives of the Native Americans.

Eleventh graders research and analyze how governmental mining policies have affected the physical characteristics of the mining regions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky.

Students identify which parts of the earth are solids, liquids or gases. They discover the need to conserve natural resources. They examine different products and what materials are used to make them.

Students examine the problems with the collectivized agriculture program in the Soviet Union. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, participate in a property rights scenario activity, create a plan for maximizing the value of land, and examine a variety of alternatives for maximizing the potential of land use.

Students investigate how the loss of soil, a valuable natural resource, affects their lives through loss of productive land to grow food, loss of coastal land mass, and poor water quality from runoff. They design a project to keep soil from eroding.

Pupils explain how satellites help scientists to see more than with the unaided eye and how Landsat technology works. They identify vegetation and fire sites in the rainforest and detect erosion along rivers.

Fourth graders research the culture of Los Californios through primary sources. They examine maps and draw timelines of California historical dates. They investigate deeds and s of ranches and simulate property transactions.

Students investigate the historical Dust Bowl era of The United States. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students obtain images of erosion to compare different circumstances. The lesson also gives instructions on how to have a guest speaker come to the class.

Learners explain how satellites help scientists to see more than with the unaided eye and how Landsat technology works. Students identify vegetation and fire sites in the rainforest and detect erosion along rivers. They are able to use Landsat data to analyze other questions posed to them.

Students are introduced to the characteristics of a map. As a class, they discuss the uses of public lands in their community and develop symbols for each feature. They use the symbols to create a map showing the recreational uses of the lands.