Students perform an experiment to find out if plants grow best when grown in soil with no fertilizer, with chemical fertilizers, or with compost that they have made themselves. Students discover how agriculture practices can benefit the...

The introduction of this lesson requires reading a from The Maya by Jaqueline Dembar Greene. Learners sketch a Mayan during the reading. Teaching strategies include direct instruction, grouping the students for discussions, reasearch,...

Where did human beings come from? How did they settle into communities and civilizations? Your class will find the answers in this fascinating presentation, which takes the viewer through the stages of mankind, from the primitive...

In this natural resources worksheet, students read a 1-page article about tropical deforestation and then respond to 11 short answer questions. Students then write a memo on deforestation and select 1 of 3 assessment activities to complete.

Students grow plants in soil representing that found in the Amazon basin. They compare results to plants growing in fertile soil and soil fertilized with leaf compost. Students chart, average and graph plant growth by height. Students...

Learners follow scientists into the dry forest of Bolivia as they track and record the different species of mammals, birds, insects and plants that would be lost if the forests disappear.

The patrilineal Luba of Shaba differ in their descent system from the Eastern Luba by their culture and language, they are distinct from the Western Luba. Most live in southern Zaire. The Luba practice slash-and-burn agriculture; fields...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some of the main ways that habitats are destroyed by human activities are described. Includes two videos and questions about them, as well as review questions.

Find out how Quichua Indians, indigenous people of the Amazon, practice sustainable agriculture by rotating fields and by slashing and burning. Try your hand at crop rotation to see if you understand the principles of this agricultural...

See how human activity has affected habitat loss and destruction.

Contains all basic information on Vietnam geography with hyperlinks to more information on the Vietnam economy, politics, and military.

Looks at ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment in this learning module.

The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ) covers over 370,000 hectares (910,000 acres) of rainforest in the eastern part of Madagascar. Due to its rich biodiversity, its abundant natural resources and its importance in the lives of local...

" Ethnolinguistic Groups - Almost all inhabitants of mainland China are of Mongoloid stock, and ethnic distinctions in the country are largely linguistic rather than racial. The Han comprise nearly 95 percent of the population; the...