-Explore various ways that climate change is impacting the environment.
-Explore the impact climate change is happening on humans and other animals in different parts of the world.
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Kellee, I would like to share a post that one of our former TPS ER colleagues posted in the LOC Teachers Blog in 2017.
Gay Thistle approached her work with TPS through the lens of a science teacher and shared wonderful ideas with our workshop participants.
Gay Thistle says:
For Earth Day, I like students to look at the history of the first environmental movement in the U.S in the early 1900’s. There are great resources that point to the figures that influenced environmental thought- like Roosevelt and Thoreau (for writing Walden’s Pond). But more importantly it is useful to look at the two views of the environment and how they influenced policy then and now- Preservationist (Muir) vs Conservationists (Pinchot). There are many sources to engage your students on the LoC.
1. A timeline with links to sources and context: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/progress/conserve/
2. The Evolution of the Conservation Movement: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
3. One of my fav images is found on this blog post:https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2016/08/roosevelt-muir-and-the-camping-trip/
Happy Earth Day!!
A more recent post in 2022, Exploring the Color of Coral Using a Primary Source, suggests some very creative ways to introduce the impact of climate change on ecosystems.
And this blog post from the Geography and Map division has some excellent suggestions for Researching Climate Change at loc.gov.
Thank you!
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