In this activity, students will be given a hypothetical piece of property to study and apply the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to make recommendations about the possible land use.

In this activity, students will review and evaluate the ways land is covered and used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students will act as community planning...

This lesson plan encourages students to explore sustainable agriculture. They are asked to identify problems faced in sustainable agriculture and offer possible solutions. A great deal of supplemental activities and information are...

This lesson plan and activity will demonstrate how differences in population and resource use combine to affect a population's quality of life. Population demographics, land use patterns, energy, and wealth are explored to increase...

In this lesson, 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 assume...

Land mines can be found in a few pockets around the world. Use this lesson plan to find out why these places have the mines, the dangers that come with land mines and how nations are attempting to clear them.

Using relief maps, students will learn that landforms can be different from one place to another. Included are a minute-by-minute lesson plan, activities, and teacher discussion points and questions.

Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...

Use this lesson plan from National Geographic Education to explore rivers and their watersheds, using where they live as an example. Necessary vocabulary for the lesson is included as well as a puzzle for students to figure out that...

Come slide down chocolate mudslides and bounce on marshmallows in this crazy imaginary art lesson. Students work to create a fantasy land made entirely of different foods. Students are encouraged to use knowledge of the six food groups...

A lesson focusing on over-consumption where students are challenged to consider the impact of the American lifestyle on the environment. Using an apple as a model, this lesson offers students a visual explanation of arable land and...

Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

The narrative, The Western Migration, features African Americans with agricultural backgrounds who migrated west following the Civil War and availed themselves of the opportunity to homestead. The Land Promised is designed for use in...

These lessons could help you if you are planning a trip to Hungary and could use a traveler's language reference with over 400 essential words, phrases, and expressions.

These lessons could help you if you are planning a trip to Africa and could use a traveler's language reference with over 400 essential words, phrases, and expressions.

These lessons could help you if you are planning a trip to Sweeden and could use a traveler's language reference with over 400 essential words, phrases, and expressions.

These lessons could help you if you are planning a trip to Turkey and could use a traveler's language reference with over 400 essential words, phrases, and expressions.

A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.

Students explore how different materials (sand, gravel, lava rock) with different water contents on different slopes result in landslides of different severity. They measure the severity by how far the landslide debris extends into model...

Lesson plan with subsequent pages to use with the lesson. Images with landform word match up and additional work on earth modeling.

Use this site to explore several regions of Africa, without having to leave the classroom.

A lesson plan where students observe rock types and classify the rocks in the Minnehaha falls area. Students will also make predictions about the cause of the shape of the landscape. Students will record their findings in a journal....

Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.

Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.