Land Use in Australian Agriculture

Learners compare and contrast values about land use. In this Montana history lesson plan, students compare attitudes that Native Americans and European Americans had about the environment as they conduct research. Learners prepare for...

Students examine land use and its effects with a focus on Montana. In this land use instructional activity, students investigate the use of fire by the Salish and Pend d' Oreille tribes by reading articles and gathering background...

Learners identify and analyze land use changes over time with historic aerial photographs, and classify different land use into categories.

It's easy to criticize those in power until you're sitting at their desk, faced with the same decisions. A history instructional activity prompts secondary learners to research the Roosevelt presidencies through the lens of leadership...

Seventh graders explore natural resources and land use. For this geography skills lesson, 7th graders view a PowerPoint presentation on the topics and discuss the distribution of natural resources and land use issues in East Asia. The...

These documents list essential questions and foundational concepts associated with early civilizations and farming communities in the agricultural revolution. Use this as a starting point for developing specific lessons and activities...

Rather than simply define the agricultural revolution, invite your learners to consider the advantages and disadvantages that agriculture has brought to humanity as a whole. John Green begins this first episode of this series by...

Students examine the roles that natural events (such as droughts), population growth and other human factors play on land use and food supply.

Potash manufacturing or mining, hemp growing, and fur trading were the early forms of industry in the Carolinas. Middle schoolers examine primary source documents to determine how the development of these industries influenced the...

To better understand the migrant experience during the Great Depression, pupils analyze two primary resources: photographs by Dorothea Lange and a U.S. Map that shows the Dust Bowl. They compare and contrast Lange's images to Steinbeck's...