Environmental Education
Public Lands
Walk on the Wild Side: Explore Your Public Lands (Children's activity book in PDF--requires Adobe Acrobat reader) Children's activity book that introduces BLM and many of the issues the agency faces in managing public lands. http://www.blm.gov/education/00_kids/contents.html Ecosystems: Management/Great Basin/Desert
Environmental Technology is an Ancient Science ( Based on Science & Children article, May 1993 pp. 21 - 28) Explains ancient methods of adapting to dry climates employed by a thriving agricultural community along the Rio Ojo Caliente in New Mexico 500 years ago. Includes poster and classroom activities. http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/hupobi/index.html The Question in Brookdale ( Science & Children, March 1997, posterback) By role-playing, students learn the complexities of accommodating competing demands of desert land use while protecting resources. ...and on the same webpage: Wildlife
Life in a Pothole ( Classroom Activity from Science & Children, March 1999, p. 39) Students are introduced to potholes and life within them. They speculate how various life forms come to populate potholes and create a classroom pothole to study. ...and on the same web page: Life in the Desert ( Classroom Activity from Science & Children, March 1999, p. 39) In this activity, students practice water conservation techniques similar to those a desert animal might employ to cope with scarce and unpredictable water sources. http://www.blm.gov/education/colplateau/classroom/ Living in the Rain Shadow ( 1997 BLM Environmental Education feature.) Describes 3-day Sand Canyon Environmental Education Program (SEEP) where fifth graders visit a riparian area in California's Mojave desert and learn about the region's history. For more information, contact BLM field office, Rangeland Management: Water/Livestock Grazing/Vegetation/Soils
Living in the Rain Shadow ( 1997 BLM Environmental Education feature) Describes 3-day Sand Canyon Environmental Education Program (SEEP) where fifth graders visit a riparian area in California's Mojave desert and learn about the region's history. For more information, contact BLM field office, Just for Kids: Soil Biological Communities (BLM national w ebsite) Website for children on soils--the life forms found in them and their importance. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/Kids/ Fire
Fire's Role in Ecosystems: A Hot Topic (BLM Environmental Education Electronic Field Trip, October 2005) Web-based interactive program on the role of wildland fire in ecosystems. Includes an "ask the experts" segment with BLM fire specialsts answering student questions. http://www.efieldtrips.org/fire Energy
WaterWorks ( Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2002) In this activity, students make their own waterwheels. http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/energy10.html
Mining
Climate Change
Wild Horses & Burros
BLM California Environmental Education Programs & Centers
Desert Discovery Center ( Education Center Homepage) Describes education center in Barstow, CA, that offers formal and informal programs on natural, cultural, and historic resources of the Mojave Desert. http://www.discoverytrails.org/welcome1.html Miscellaneous
Other Federal Programs and Non-Governmental Resources
EarthDay.gov An Internet portal for U.S. Government and federal agencies’ Earth Day activities, events and information. Celebrating Earth Week: It’s Elemental The Greenhouse Effect in A Jar This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect. Students can see for themselves the effects of a greenhouse, and relate this understanding to what occurs in our atmosphere. Environmental Law At the conclusion of a unit on the environment, students discuss the ramifications of ecological neglect and abuse. Focusing on air and water pollution, endangered species, and littering, they generate the negative impact of these and develop rules (laws) and penalties for polluters.
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