Unit 4A, Investigating Your State's Natural Resources Investigate resources available in your own state!   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page A7) Plan, prepare, and present an exhibit about your state's natural resources. First, prepare a list of scenic places that you would recommend to someone visiting your state for the first time. Then make a display using pictures of these sites. Internet Links States' Scenic Places Yahooligans! — Downloader: Pictures: United States http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/United_States/United_States_Pictures Kudzu Links: State Parks Online http://www.mindspring.com/~wxrnot/parks.html Recreation.Gov: Recreational Activities on Federal Lands http://www.recreation.gov/ U.S. West: The Colorado River Journey http://www.oceanjourney.org/ Student Resources Scenic Places Scenic Places Display Card Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page A35) Research your state's most valuable resource and develop an article about the need to conserve that resource. Combine your article along with your other classmates' articles to publish a community newsletter. Internet Links States' Resources Mine Safety and Health Administration Kid's Page: Mineral Resources Mined in the United States http://www.msha.gov/KIDS/MRHP.HTM Kids Web: Natural Resources Kids Page http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/ United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service America's Private Land — A Geography of Hope http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/GHopeHit.html Student Resources Writing a News Story Masthead for a Newspaper Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, page A71) Find out how much of your state's resources are being thrown away. Select one resource and find out as much as you can about it. Then develop a plan for reducing the waste of this resource. Prepare a written report of your plan and explain the plan to your class. Internet Links Conserving Natural Resources United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: State Offices http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/NRCstate.html United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: What You Can Do to Help Conserve Natural Resources http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/WhatYou.html United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: Backyard Conservation — Bringing Conservation From the Countryside to Your Backyard http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/Backyard.html Kids For A Clean Environment: Tree Musketeers One In A Million http://www.kidsface.org/pages/oneinamillion.html Student Resources Natural Resources in the State Conserving Resources How to Set Up Your Classroom for a Natural Resources Exhibit