Environmentalists Internet Hunt
Find out about people who have taken a stand for the environment.

Directions: Harness the new window trick to use this hunt. Hold down on the linked words to open a menu.
Netscape: select New window with this link. IE - Select Open link in new window.
After you find the answer, close the new window. You should see the Environmentalist Hunt once again. Printer friendly

1. Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring warned people about what problem?

How did people respond to her book?

2. Name two parks that John Muir helped establish.

3. How did Theodore Roosevelt help to preserve America's natural beauty?

4. What was Gifford Pinchot's belief about our National Forests?

5. What important book about the environment did Carl Safina write? What is his message?

Have his predictions proved true? Consider this article. Or select another example that is of interest to you.

6. Jacques Cousteau was one of the greatest conservationists of the 20th century. How did he advocate for the underwater world?

7. What animal species did Dian Fossey study? What happened to her?

8. You are concerned about a local policy's impact on a species. You decided to contact the government agencies that protect species.
What two agencies identify species to be put on the endangered species list? (Look it up)

9. How did Julia Butterfly Hill fight to save a redwood tree?

10. Select a Goldman Prize winner. Describe how the person had a positive effect on the environment.

11. What is one issue related to the environment that is impacting your community?

Write one thing you will do to be more environmentally friendly.

12. In 2004, Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What has been her environmental cause?

Evaluate - Has her goal been achieved?

13. Mary Walton's inventions sought to fix environmental problems.
Select one of her inventions and explain how it improved people's lives.

Extra:

Utilize your online research skills to find a person (not mentioned above) who has made a contribution to an environmental issue.
Write who you choose and what they did.

Useful links about the environment:

Exceptional Environmentalist - a problem-based learning activity

Check out the environment in your community - Scorecard.org

Environmental Education Network, a clearinghouse for all environmental education information, materials and ideas.
The K-12 teacher resource links are extensive. Links range from Acid Rain Lesson Plans to Whales: A Thematic Web Unit.

Habitat Garden at School

Smart Meter Plan to save on electricity - problem based learning

Pennsylvania - Department of Environmental Resources | Environmental Heritage | Department of Conservation and Natural Resources