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PBS

Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Troubled Waters: Brief History of the Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.
Unit Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The American Civil War: An Environmental View

For Students 9th - 10th
The telling of the Civil War from an ecological view from the National Humanities Center. The toll of life taken of young men and animals, the devastation of cities, towns, farmland, trees, and forests - all these factors are discussed...
Website
Choices Program, Brown University

The Choices Program: History and Current Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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Other

The History of the Green Party

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the beginnings and development of the Green Movement originating in New Zealand and Australia, then spreading worldwide.
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Largest Oil Spill in u.s. History Continues

For Students 9th - 10th
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has surpassed the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. Briefly discussed is criticism of the Obama administration for not acting quickly enough. Described are the efforts by BP oil to stop the oil leak, effects...
Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Margaret Mead

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Margaret Mead, noted anthropologist and prolific author.
Website
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Conservation, Preservation, and the National Parks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles in which students explore the history of conservation and environmentalism in America and the modern controversy surrounding it while simultaneously exploring public perception and policy. Includes small group activity and...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Clean Air Act (United States)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers extensive information on the history and amendments to the Clean Air Act of the United States.
Website
University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo: Love Canal Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated history surveys the infamous Love Canal chemical contamination environmental disaster of the 1970s.
Primary
Purdue University

Purdue University: A Basic Overview of Aquaculture [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A vocational discussion of aquaculture that includes a history of the field, its environmental impact, use of water, and the like. (Published in 1900.)
Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Twentieth Century Todmorden

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit looks at the twentieth century history of the Don Valley, which is located in central Toronto and has played a key role in its development and sense of place. Todmorden Mills is frequented by school groups, tourists, Toronto...
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Nicotine Addiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute, comprehensive history of tobacco, the tobacco industry, and tobacco-related illnesses.
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Other

Natural gas.org

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of natural gas including history, supply and environmental impact.
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Other

Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
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Other

Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Website
Other

Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
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Other

Mennonite Heritage Village

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Mennonite Heritage Village's website tells the story of Manitoba's Mennonite history from 1525 until present time. The museum is open to class visits and includes early homes, a blacksmith shop, general store, Old Colony Church, schools,...
Handout
PBS

Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Seas of Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
A part of the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth," this section explores the world's grasslands, some of which are in environmental danger. Includes video and educational resources.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

Pulse: Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross-curricular unit to explore how human health is impacted by pesticides and fertilizers. The lesson comes out of the Chicano movement which studies the health of migrant workers due to agricultural practices. The unit was developed...
Article
US Department of State

Us Department of State: u.s. Relations With Iceland

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary of relations between the United States and Iceland which voted with the United States on virtually all major UN, NATO, and environmental issues. This site outlines the relations that exist between Iceland and the U.S. in...
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United Nations

United Nations: World Environment Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Every year on June 5th, people around the world celebrate World Environment Day. Learn about the history of this eco-conscious event and how you can share with others the activities you participate in for this important day.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module includes several lessons about The Global Oneness Project, a collection that features films, photo essays, and accompanying lesson plans, In each resource, cultural, social, and environmental issues with a humanistic...
Website
National Audubon Society

Chronology of the National Audubon Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, located at the NAS site, describes the environmental movement and the Audubon Society, beginning in 1967.