Land mines can be found in a few pockets around the world. Use this lesson plan to find out why these places have the mines, the dangers that come with land mines and how nations are attempting to clear them.

Launch any of three photo slideshows relating to the Vietnam War and its aftermath. The work of an American photojournalist who has visited Vietnam numerous times since 1989, the slideshows (one is captioned; one is vocalized) provide...

Students investigate how land is used for mining, and then mine for ore and observe damage to the surrounding land. To reclaim the land, they must fill in the holes and observe how the land has changed.

Information on robots that are used for hazardous duty, such as patrolling beaches to find land mines, is found here.

A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.

Discusses the history of aggregate use from ancient to modern times, reclamation of mined land, and responsible environmental practices. Also provides figures for the huge amounts of aggregates produced and used for various construction...

For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...

The National Parks Service properties are used for a variety of reasons. This website will explore how the land is used for mining, by indigenous people, and much more.

" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....

A facsimile of the plan of Fort Christina at the confluence of Brandywine Creek and Christina Creek near the Delaware River (beyond right margin of map) during the siege by the Dutch in 1655. The Swedish fort was a primary objective of...

Goias testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The urban layout is an example of the organic development of a mining town, adapted to the conditions of the site. Although...