To Zone or Not to Zone
There are many issues involved when we are deciding how to utilize the land and our natural resources. How do we decide where to build new housing developments? How do we decide where to set aside land for wildlife and recreation? Figuring out how best to use the resources that we have for the greatest good of all, human and wildlife, can be tricky. There are many factors to consider when making these decisions. Conflicting attitudes and beliefs about how our natural resources should be used can also make coming to a decision difficult. Use Project WILD’s “To Zone or Not to Zone” to try your hand at deciding a land-use issue. Students will simulate a meeting of a county commission and decide whether or not to rezone an 80-acre plot of undeveloped forest land for a housing development. What will they decide to do?
Extension Activities:
Have students identify a local land-use issue that affects wildlife and develop their own meeting simulation to discuss the issue.
Bring local experts on land-use to the classroom and have them discuss with students how they make the sometimes difficult decisions about zoning and land-use.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aston, D.H. and K. Murphy. 2007. Loony Little: An Environmental Tale. Candlewick Press.
Bauer, D. 2003. People Change the Land. Coughlan Publishing.
Brenner, B. and T. Leonard. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Canizares, S., D. Moreton and B. Chessen. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree? Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing Staff. 2004. Forest (Eye Wonder Series). DK Publishing, Inc.
Gaff, J. 2005. I Wonder Why Pine Trees Have Needles and Other Questions about Forests. Roaring Brook Press.
Glaser, L. and E. Kleven. 2000. Our Big Home: An Earth Poem. Lerner Publishing Group.
Gove, D. and M. H. Mallory. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Why Should I Protect Nature? Barron’s Educational Series, Incoporated.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America. Dawn Publications.
Lavies, B. 1989. Tree Trunk Traffic. Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
Miller, D.S. and S. Schuett. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Branch out: A Book about Land. ABDO Publishing Company.
Grades 3-5
Arthus-Bertrand, Y., et al. 2004. Future of the Earth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development for Young Readers. HNA Books.
Burnie, D. 2005. Tree (Eyewitness Books Series). DK Publishing, Inc.
Burns, D.L. and L. Garrow. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Dalgleish, S. 2002. Managing the Land. Chelsea House Publishers.
Deboo, A. 2006. Mapping the Land and Environment. Heinemann.
James, B. 1993. Use of Land. Cengage Learning.
Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Grades 6-8
Arnosky, J. 1992. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Trees. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Dolan, E.F. 1992. American Wilderness and Its Future: Conservation Versus Use. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Kallen, S. 2005. Managing America's Forests. Greenhaven Press.
Lane, B. and L. Buller. 2005. Ecology. DK Publishing, Inc.
Mania, C. and R. Mania. A Forest’s Life: From Meadow to Mature Woodland. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Marvis, B. and M. Ferron. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Facts on File, Inc.
Morgan, S. 2009. Natural Resources. Black Rabbit Books.
Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Spilsbury, R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Earth’s Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Willis, T. 1992. Land Use and Abuse. Scholastic.
Grades 9-12
Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning.
Desonie, D. 2008. Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Gibson, C.C., et al. 2000. People and Forests: Communities, Institutions, and Governance. MIT Press.
Kershner, B., et al. 2008. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America. Sterling Publishing.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet Summary for Decision-Makers. New York: Island P.
Parks, P. 2004. Global Resources. Cengage Gale
Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc.
Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Winters, A. 2006. Destruction of Earth’s Resources: The Need for Sustainable Development. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Walker, B., Salt,D., and Reid, W. 2006. Resilience Thinking : Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World. New York: Island P.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A Look at Lifestyles
What aspects of modern life would you be willing to live without? Your television? Your video games? Electricity? When pioneers settled in America they did not have electricity, running water or televisions. They lived a lifestyle of subsistence that would be considered difficult by modern standards. Likewise, Native Americans relied upon the land to provide them with the natural resources they needed. Both cultures survived and thrived without the modern conveniences and luxuries that we often take for granted. Admittedly, living without electricity and running water would be very difficult in our modern world, but what about the other luxuries that we enjoy? What could you live without? Use Project Learning Tree’s “A Look at Lifestyles” to examine the historical attitudes of Native Americans and American Pioneers towards the land and our natural resources. Then explore your own modern lifestyle by defining your needs and deciding what is essential, what maintains our modern lifestyle and what things are luxuries. Finally, identify where all these things come from and the natural resources needed to produce and provide them.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aliki. 1986. Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. HarperCollins Publishers.
Bruchac, J. 1998. Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Carlson, L.W. 1994. More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.
Deedy, C.A. and L.L. Seeley. 1994. Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Peachtree Publishers.
Englar, M. 2005. The Great Plains Indians: Daily Life in the 1700s. Capstone Press Inc.
Hennessey, B.G. and L. Cravath. 2001. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Orie, S. 1996. Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? Walker & Company.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 1999. Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Series #18). Random House Childrens Books.
Grades 3-5
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Englar, M. 2005. The Great Plains Indians: Daily Life in the 1700s. Capstone Press Inc.
Erickson, P. 1995. Daily Life in a Covered Wagon. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.
Goble, P. 2005. All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature. World Wisdom Books.
Greenwood, B. and H. Collins. 1998. Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Henry, J.L., J.A. Zarins, and C.E. Henry. 2002. Log Cabin in the Woods: A True Story about a Pioneer Boy. Guild Press/Emmis Pub.
Mayo, G.W. 1989. Earthmaker's Tales: North American Indian Stories about Earth Happenings. Walker & Company.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 1999. Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Series #18).
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Children’s Press (CT). Random House Childrens Books.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Terry, M.B.H. 1999. Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village 1868. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Wade, M.D. and H. Dunn. 1997. Homesteading on the Plains: Daily Life in the Land of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Lerner Publishing Group.
Warren, A. 1998. Pioneer Girl: Growing up on the Prairie. HarperCollins Publishers.
Wilder, L.I., R. Graef and G. Williams. 1995. Winter Days in the Big Woods. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 6-8
Boekhoff, P.M. and S.A. Kallen. 2003. Native Americans of the Great Lakes. Cengage Gale.
Greenwood, B. and H. Collins. 1998. Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Harvey, K.D. and L.D. Harjo. 2006. Indian Country: A History of Native People in America. Fulcrum Publishing.
Kavin, K. 2006. Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans. Nomad Press VT.
Lindeen, C.K. 2007. Natural and Human-Made. Pebble Books.
Marsh, C. 1996. Iowa Indian!: A Kid's Look at Our State's Chiefs, Tribes, Reservations, Powwows, Lore and More From the Past and the Present. Gallopade International.
May, R. 1987. American Pioneer Family. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated.
Morgan, S. 2009. Natural Resources. Black Rabbit Books.
Spilsbury, R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Earth’s Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc
Tunis, E. 1976. Frontier Living. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Warren, A. 1998. Pioneer Girl: Growing up on the Prairie. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 9-12
Desonie, D. 2008. Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Parks, P. 2004. Global Resources. Cengage Gale
Pendleton, L. 2003. Native Americans (Discoveries Series). Barnes and Noble.
Tunis, E. 1976. Frontier Living. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Waldman, C. 1985. Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Winters, A. 2006. Destruction of Earth’s Resources: The Need for Sustainable Development. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
What aspects of modern life would you be willing to live without? Your television? Your video games? Electricity? When pioneers settled in America they did not have electricity, running water or televisions. They lived a lifestyle of subsistence that would be considered difficult by modern standards. Likewise, Native Americans relied upon the land to provide them with the natural resources they needed. Both cultures survived and thrived without the modern conveniences and luxuries that we often take for granted. Admittedly, living without electricity and running water would be very difficult in our modern world, but what about the other luxuries that we enjoy? What could you live without? Use Project Learning Tree’s “A Look at Lifestyles” to examine the historical attitudes of Native Americans and American Pioneers towards the land and our natural resources. Then explore your own modern lifestyle by defining your needs and deciding what is essential, what maintains our modern lifestyle and what things are luxuries. Finally, identify where all these things come from and the natural resources needed to produce and provide them.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aliki. 1986. Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. HarperCollins Publishers.
Bruchac, J. 1998. Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Carlson, L.W. 1994. More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.
Deedy, C.A. and L.L. Seeley. 1994. Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Peachtree Publishers.
Englar, M. 2005. The Great Plains Indians: Daily Life in the 1700s. Capstone Press Inc.
Hennessey, B.G. and L. Cravath. 2001. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Orie, S. 1996. Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? Walker & Company.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 1999. Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Series #18). Random House Childrens Books.
Grades 3-5
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Englar, M. 2005. The Great Plains Indians: Daily Life in the 1700s. Capstone Press Inc.
Erickson, P. 1995. Daily Life in a Covered Wagon. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.
Goble, P. 2005. All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature. World Wisdom Books.
Greenwood, B. and H. Collins. 1998. Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Henry, J.L., J.A. Zarins, and C.E. Henry. 2002. Log Cabin in the Woods: A True Story about a Pioneer Boy. Guild Press/Emmis Pub.
Mayo, G.W. 1989. Earthmaker's Tales: North American Indian Stories about Earth Happenings. Walker & Company.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 1999. Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Series #18).
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Children’s Press (CT). Random House Childrens Books.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Terry, M.B.H. 1999. Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village 1868. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Wade, M.D. and H. Dunn. 1997. Homesteading on the Plains: Daily Life in the Land of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Lerner Publishing Group.
Warren, A. 1998. Pioneer Girl: Growing up on the Prairie. HarperCollins Publishers.
Wilder, L.I., R. Graef and G. Williams. 1995. Winter Days in the Big Woods. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 6-8
Boekhoff, P.M. and S.A. Kallen. 2003. Native Americans of the Great Lakes. Cengage Gale.
Greenwood, B. and H. Collins. 1998. Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Harvey, K.D. and L.D. Harjo. 2006. Indian Country: A History of Native People in America. Fulcrum Publishing.
Kavin, K. 2006. Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans. Nomad Press VT.
Lindeen, C.K. 2007. Natural and Human-Made. Pebble Books.
Marsh, C. 1996. Iowa Indian!: A Kid's Look at Our State's Chiefs, Tribes, Reservations, Powwows, Lore and More From the Past and the Present. Gallopade International.
May, R. 1987. American Pioneer Family. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated.
Morgan, S. 2009. Natural Resources. Black Rabbit Books.
Spilsbury, R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Earth’s Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc
Tunis, E. 1976. Frontier Living. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Warren, A. 1998. Pioneer Girl: Growing up on the Prairie. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 9-12
Desonie, D. 2008. Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Parks, P. 2004. Global Resources. Cengage Gale
Pendleton, L. 2003. Native Americans (Discoveries Series). Barnes and Noble.
Tunis, E. 1976. Frontier Living. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Waldman, C. 1985. Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Winters, A. 2006. Destruction of Earth’s Resources: The Need for Sustainable Development. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Words in Time
Throughout history people have been influenced by the written word, the writings of different authors have helped shape entire generations and reflect the views of their time period. Use Project Learning Tree’s “In the Good Old Days” to explore excerpts from the writings of different authors who have influenced people’s thinking about the environment. Students will become familiar with different authors and explore how those authors’ personal experiences shaped their relationship with our environment. Along the way, they will examine their own views about the environment and how their own personal experiences have shaped their relationship with the environment.
Enrichment activity:
Students can research an important environmental or conservation leader, such as a scientist, political leader or writer, to learn about the influences in that person’s life. They can also explore what the general environmental attitudes were during that person’s time period and how the attitudes and events of the time may have helped shape their attitude about the environment.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aliki. 1971. The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Romanova, N. 1999. Once There Was a Tree. Rebound by Sagebrush.
Schnur, S., H.D. Thoreau and P.M. Fiore. 2002. Henry David’s House. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 3-5
Hamerstrom, F. 1985. Walk When the Moon Is Full. Crossing Press, Inc.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company
Thorson, K., R. Thorson and G. Moore. 2003. Stone Wall Secrets. Tilbury House Publishers.
Wilder, L.I., R. Graef and G. Williams. 1995. Winter Days in the Big Woods. HarperCollins Publishers.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 6-8
Atkins, J. and P. Conner. 2000. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks. Dawn Publications.
Fletcher, R.J. 1997. Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early Spring. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Hass, R. and P. Michael. 2008. River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things. Milkweed Editions.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Maurer, R. 1999. The Wild Colorado. Random House Children’s Books.
Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 2001. Salamander Rain. Dawn Publications.
Stewart Knight, A. and M. McCurdy. 1993. The Way West: Journal of a Pioneer Woman. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 9-12
Anderson, P. 1996. Henry David Thoreau: American Naturalist. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Emerson, R.W. and L. Ziff. 2003. Nature and Selected Essays. Penguin Group(USA).
Finch, R. The Norton Book of Nature Writing College Edition with Field Guide. W. W. Norton & Co. Inc.
Lendt, D.L. 1989. Ding: The Life of Jay Norwood Darling. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Muir, J. 1997. John Muir: Nature Writings. Penguin Group.
Thoreau, H. 2004. Walden. Houghton Mifflin Books.
Throughout history people have been influenced by the written word, the writings of different authors have helped shape entire generations and reflect the views of their time period. Use Project Learning Tree’s “In the Good Old Days” to explore excerpts from the writings of different authors who have influenced people’s thinking about the environment. Students will become familiar with different authors and explore how those authors’ personal experiences shaped their relationship with our environment. Along the way, they will examine their own views about the environment and how their own personal experiences have shaped their relationship with the environment.
Enrichment activity:
Students can research an important environmental or conservation leader, such as a scientist, political leader or writer, to learn about the influences in that person’s life. They can also explore what the general environmental attitudes were during that person’s time period and how the attitudes and events of the time may have helped shape their attitude about the environment.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aliki. 1971. The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Romanova, N. 1999. Once There Was a Tree. Rebound by Sagebrush.
Schnur, S., H.D. Thoreau and P.M. Fiore. 2002. Henry David’s House. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 3-5
Hamerstrom, F. 1985. Walk When the Moon Is Full. Crossing Press, Inc.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company
Thorson, K., R. Thorson and G. Moore. 2003. Stone Wall Secrets. Tilbury House Publishers.
Wilder, L.I., R. Graef and G. Williams. 1995. Winter Days in the Big Woods. HarperCollins Publishers.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 6-8
Atkins, J. and P. Conner. 2000. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks. Dawn Publications.
Fletcher, R.J. 1997. Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early Spring. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Hass, R. and P. Michael. 2008. River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things. Milkweed Editions.
Holling, C. 1980. Paddle-to-the-Sea. Houghton Mifflin Company
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Maurer, R. 1999. The Wild Colorado. Random House Children’s Books.
Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 2001. Salamander Rain. Dawn Publications.
Stewart Knight, A. and M. McCurdy. 1993. The Way West: Journal of a Pioneer Woman. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.
Grades 9-12
Anderson, P. 1996. Henry David Thoreau: American Naturalist. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Emerson, R.W. and L. Ziff. 2003. Nature and Selected Essays. Penguin Group(USA).
Finch, R. The Norton Book of Nature Writing College Edition with Field Guide. W. W. Norton & Co. Inc.
Lendt, D.L. 1989. Ding: The Life of Jay Norwood Darling. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Muir, J. 1997. John Muir: Nature Writings. Penguin Group.
Thoreau, H. 2004. Walden. Houghton Mifflin Books.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
By the Rivers of Babylon
Throughout history, people have relied upon our natural resources for survival. The availability of water, food and other resources determined where people settled. The availability of these resources has also influenced how cultures have evolved over time. Many civilizations have endured for thousands of years, while others were unable to survive for so long. What are the reasons behind these declines? Did these civilizations use more resources than the environment was able to renew? Or were there other factors such as politics, war or a changing environment that caused the eventual decline? Use Project Learning Tree’s “By the Rivers of Babylon” to explore how an ancient civilization changed over time and explain possible causes for that change.
Enrichment Activities:
Students can research and discuss present-day issues related to our natural resources and land use.
Students can write an update on the land areas that were once home to great civilizations. For example, ancient Babylonia is now Iraq.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Why Should I Protect Nature? Barron’s Educational Series, Incoporated.
Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Why Should I Save Water? Barron’s Educational Series, Incoporated.
Deedy, C.A. and L.L. Seeley. 1994. Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Peachtree Publishers.
Priceman, M. 2008. How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. Random House Childrens Books.
Berenstain, S. and J. Berenstain. 1991. The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore). Random House Children’s Books.
Hennessey, B.G. and L. Cravath. 2001. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Grades 3-5
Pearson, A. 2007. Eyewitness Ancient Greece. DK Publishing, Inc.
Gruber, B. and J. Reinhard. National Geographic Investigates Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlicks the Secrets of the Inca’s Past. National Geographic Society Childrens Books.
Apel, M.A. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Greece. Powerkids Press.
Gedacht, D. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Rome. Powerkids Press.
Kaplan, L.C. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Egypt. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Children’s Press (CT).
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Grades 6-8
Baquedano, E. and M. Zabe. 2005. Aztec, Inca and Maya (Eyewitness Books Series). D.K. Publishing, Inc.
Schomp, V. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians (People of the Ancient World Series). Scholastic Library Publishing.
Roberts, P.C. 2003. Ancient Rome (Discoveries Series). Barnes & Noble.
Pearson, A. 2007. Eyewitness Ancient Greece. DK Publishing, Inc.
Adams, S. and K. Baxter. 2006. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World. Roaring Brook Press.
James, S. 2008. Ancient Rome. DK Publishing, Inc.
Hart, G. 2008. Eyewitness Ancient Egypt. DK Publishing, Inc.
Gruber, B. and J. Reinhard. National Geographic Investigates Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Inca’s Past. National Geographic Society Childrens Books.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc.
Morgan, S. 2009. Natural Resources. Black Rabbit Books.
Spilsbury, R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Earth’s Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Lindeen, C.K. 2007. Natural and Human-Made. Pebble Books.
Grades 9-12
Schomp, V. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians (People of the Ancient World Series). Scholastic Library Publishing.
Larsen, C.E. Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society. University of Chicago Press.
Kliot, N. 2005. Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Winters, A. 2006. Destruction of Earth’s Resources: The Need for Sustainable Development. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Parks, P. 2004. Global Resources. Cengage Gale.
Desonie, D. 2008. Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Throughout history, people have relied upon our natural resources for survival. The availability of water, food and other resources determined where people settled. The availability of these resources has also influenced how cultures have evolved over time. Many civilizations have endured for thousands of years, while others were unable to survive for so long. What are the reasons behind these declines? Did these civilizations use more resources than the environment was able to renew? Or were there other factors such as politics, war or a changing environment that caused the eventual decline? Use Project Learning Tree’s “By the Rivers of Babylon” to explore how an ancient civilization changed over time and explain possible causes for that change.
Enrichment Activities:
Students can research and discuss present-day issues related to our natural resources and land use.
Students can write an update on the land areas that were once home to great civilizations. For example, ancient Babylonia is now Iraq.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Why Should I Protect Nature? Barron’s Educational Series, Incoporated.
Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Why Should I Save Water? Barron’s Educational Series, Incoporated.
Deedy, C.A. and L.L. Seeley. 1994. Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Peachtree Publishers.
Priceman, M. 2008. How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. Random House Childrens Books.
Berenstain, S. and J. Berenstain. 1991. The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore). Random House Children’s Books.
Hennessey, B.G. and L. Cravath. 2001. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Grades 3-5
Pearson, A. 2007. Eyewitness Ancient Greece. DK Publishing, Inc.
Gruber, B. and J. Reinhard. National Geographic Investigates Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlicks the Secrets of the Inca’s Past. National Geographic Society Childrens Books.
Apel, M.A. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Greece. Powerkids Press.
Gedacht, D. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Rome. Powerkids Press.
Kaplan, L.C. 2004. Land and Resources in Ancient Egypt. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Children’s Press (CT).
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Grades 6-8
Baquedano, E. and M. Zabe. 2005. Aztec, Inca and Maya (Eyewitness Books Series). D.K. Publishing, Inc.
Schomp, V. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians (People of the Ancient World Series). Scholastic Library Publishing.
Roberts, P.C. 2003. Ancient Rome (Discoveries Series). Barnes & Noble.
Pearson, A. 2007. Eyewitness Ancient Greece. DK Publishing, Inc.
Adams, S. and K. Baxter. 2006. The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World. Roaring Brook Press.
James, S. 2008. Ancient Rome. DK Publishing, Inc.
Hart, G. 2008. Eyewitness Ancient Egypt. DK Publishing, Inc.
Gruber, B. and J. Reinhard. National Geographic Investigates Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Inca’s Past. National Geographic Society Childrens Books.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Capstone Press, Inc.
Morgan, S. 2009. Natural Resources. Black Rabbit Books.
Spilsbury, R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Earth’s Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Lindeen, C.K. 2007. Natural and Human-Made. Pebble Books.
Grades 9-12
Schomp, V. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians (People of the Ancient World Series). Scholastic Library Publishing.
Larsen, C.E. Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society. University of Chicago Press.
Kliot, N. 2005. Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Winters, A. 2006. Destruction of Earth’s Resources: The Need for Sustainable Development. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Parks, P. 2004. Global Resources. Cengage Gale.
Desonie, D. 2008. Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses. Facts on File, Incorporated.
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