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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 453 094 SO 032 567 AUTHOR Ryan, Chris; Gunderson, Kari; Davis, Pam TITLE The Wilderness & Land Ethic Curriculum. Ninth through Twelfth Grade. First Edition. INSTITUTION Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, Missoula, MT. PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 471p.; For a related curriculum for grades K-8, see SO 032 568. AVAILABLE FROM Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812-1900; Tel: 406-243-4682; Fax: 406-243-4717; Web site: http://www.wilderness.net/carhart/. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC19 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Conservation Education; Cultural Context; *Ecology; Environmental Education; High Schools; *Interdisciplinary Approach; *Land Use; *Natural Resources; Outdoor Education; Social Studies; *Wilderness IDENTIFIERS Historical Background; Land Treatment; Wilderness Act 1964 ABSTRACT This Wilderness Curriculum is designed to provide classroom teachers, land managers, and outdoor educators with an interactive resource to promote awareness and appreciation of the cultural, environmental, and experiential values of wilderness. The curriculum is divided into a "Wilderness: An Overview" section, a "Leave No Trace/Field Experience" section, and then six subject matter sections: "Social Studies"; "American History"; "English"; "The Arts"; "Science"; and "Math." The overview offers a concise orientation to what wilderness is all about. Subsequent sections contain a variety of lessons and activities that provide objectives, background information, materials needed, and procedures. 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THROUGH- TWELFTH- GRADE FIRST EDITION Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center 7,471 ..7.`nsterin;; iniereigeneexalleni,v in witekmac stewarthip" The Wilderness & Land Ethic Curriculum Ninth Through Twelfth Grade Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center 32 Campus Drive Missoula, Montana 59812-1900 Telephone: (406) 243-4682 FAX - (406) 243-4717 http : / /www.wilderness.net /carhart/ 1999 The Carhart Wilderness Training Center is a United States federal government inter-agency training center devoted to training federal and state land managers who have wilderness management responsibilities; however, we have also developed school curricula on wilderness for primary and secondary education levels. Our staff are representatives from the 4 federal wilderness land managing agencies, which are the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD i INTRODUCTION ii WILDERNESS: AN OVERVIEW 1 LEAVE NO TRACE FIELD EXPERIENCE 31 Lesson 1: The Best Trip is Well Planned! Activity 1: Are You Ready? Activity 2: Will You Make It? Activity 3: Developing a "Total Food Planning" List Activity 4: The Skills Trail Lesson 2: A Wilderness Backpacking Trip Activity 1: Planning a Wilderness Backpacking Trip Activity 2: Activities for a Backpacking Trip Lesson 3: Reflections on Wild Places-A Journal-Making Activity Activity 1: Setting the Stage Activity 2: JournalingLayers of the Landscape SOCIAL STUDIES American Government 75 Lesson 1: Who Manages Wilderness? Activity 1: Legislation and Management American Government; Geography 79 Lesson 2: National Wilderness Preservation System, Geographic Locations Activity 1: National Wilderness Preservation System Communication Arts: English; Speech/Debate 82 Lesson 3: Fact vs. Opinion Activity 1: Opposing Viewpoints Activity 2: We Can't Always Believe What We Read! Lesson 4: Wilderness Issues: Community Attitude Survey Activity 1: Wilderness Issues: Community Attitude Survey Communication Arts: English; Speech Debate; Stewardship 97 Lesson 5: Wilderness Management Case Studies Activity 1: Wilderness Management Scenarios Historical/Cultural Perspectives 108 Lesson 6: Celebrating Our Diversity Through Wilderness Activity 1: Visions of the Wild Activity 2: All Things are Connected TABLE OF CONTENTS SOCIAL STUDIES (cont.) American Government/History Connections 111 Lesson 7: The Wildlands Proposal - Mapping Out Future Living Space Activity 1: Mapping a Regional Wilderness Recovery Network for a Local Area Lesson 8: Wilderness: Human Uses, Past and Present Activity 1: Wilderness: Human Uses, Past and Present Lesson 9: Recognizing Recreational Benefits of Wilderness Activity 1: Wilderness Carrying Capacity Activity 2: Plan a Trip Activity 3: Wilderness Value Questions to Ponder Activity 4: Observing Ecological Processes on the Landscape Careers Information for Counselors 129 Lesson 10: Wilderness Careers Activity 1: Wilderness Career Opportunities Activity 2: Early Day Rangers Leadership Skills 137 Lesson 11: Perspectives on Leadership Activity 1: Qualities of an Outdoor Leader Activity 2: Developing GOOD Judgement Activity 3: Leadership Traits American Government; CommunicationArts; Peer Tutoring 146 Lesson 12: Protecting Open Space Activity 1: Protecting Open for Wildlife Lesson 13: Life-style and Wilderness (Issues & Action Practicum) Activity 1: Life-style and Wilderness Lesson 14: Teaching a Wilderness Lesson (Teaching Practicum) AMERICAN HISTORY- American Government 176 Lesson 1: What is Wilderness? Activity 1: What is Wilderness? Activity 2: Citizen Action: the Wilderness Act Lesson 2: Environmental Policy History Activity 1: The American Experience: Battle for Wilderness Activity 2: Muir and Pinchot Today Activity 3: Wilderness Timeline TABLE OF CONTENTS AMERICAN HISTORY Lesson 3: Historical Photographs Activity 1: A Wild Image Frozen in Time Lesson 4: Traditional Tools Activity 1: Traditional Tools Lesson 5: Minimum Tools Activity 1: Minimum Tools Lesson 6: Wilderness Literature Activity 1: The Power of Literature Perspectives; Literature 215 Lesson 7: Historical and Cultural Perceptions of Wilderness Activity 1: A Letter too Late Activity 2: Interacting on the Frontier Lesson 8: The Wilderness Commons Activity 1: Tragedy of the Commons Activity 2: The Place, the Region, and the Commons Activity 3: The Commons Dilemma Activity 4: The Wilderness Experience Communication Arts; Research 225 Lesson 9: Wilderness Heroes & Heroines Activity 1: Wilderness Heroes & Heroines American Government, Communication Arts, Speech/Debate Connections 233 Lesson 10: Prohibitions and Conflicting Uses in Wilderness Activity 1: Prohibitions and Conflicting Uses in Wilderness Activity 2: Summing It All Up, What Do You Think? Activity 3: Mechanized Mountain Biking Stewardship, Communication Arts, Speech/Debate 243 Lesson 11: Wilderness: A Way of Life Activity 1: All things are Connected Activity 2: Native American Storytelling Lesson 12: Looking Into the Future Activity 1: Wilderness Management Dilemma ENGLISH American Government 252 Lesson 1: Rewriting the Wilderness Act Activity 1: Rewriting the Wilderness Act 6 -TABLE OF CONTENTS ENGLISH (cont.) Literature: American History 259 Lesson 2: Wilderness Literature Activity 1: The Power of Literature Activity 2: Freedom and Wilderness Activity 3: The Etiquette of Freedom Research 266 Lesson 3: Contemporary Role Models in Wilderness & Land Ethics Activity 1: Contemporary Role Models in Wilderness & Land Ethics Aesthetics; Creative Writing 270 Lesson 4: Reflections on Wild Places - A Journal-Making Activity Activity 1: Setting the Stage Activity 2: Journaling - Layers of the Landscape Literature Perspectives 275 Lesson 5: Story: Communicating Experience Activity 1: Parts of a Story Activity 2: Landscape and Narrative Lesson 6: Perceptions of the Wild Activity 1: Perceptions of the Wild Literature Connections 283 Lesson 7: Wilderness Connections Activity 1: Connecting With Wilderness THE ARTS AestheticsNisual Arts 289 Lesson 1: The Art of Wild Places Activity 1: The Art of Wild Places Activity 2: Wilderness and the Imagination Dance/Movement/Music 292 Lesson 2: Wilderness and Performing Arts Activity 1: Story Without Words Activity 2: Do You Hear What I Hear? Lesson 3: Spaces and Places: Human Environments and Wilderness Activity 1: Aimless Wandering Activity 2: The Grid Activity 3: Arcing TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ARTS (cont.) Visual Arts Perspectives . 304 Lesson 4: Historical Photographs Activity 1: A Wild Image Frozen in Time Lesson 5: Landscape Artists and Photographers Activity 1: Landscape Artists and Photographers Lesson 6: Photography Activity 1: Photos Keep It Happening! Communication Arts; Media Literacy Connection 312 Lesson 7: "Oooh You Wild Thong" - Wild Places Used in Making the Pitch Activity 1: Advertisement Collection Activity 2: Simulation Discussion SCIENCE Biology 323 Lesson 1: Wilderness Ecosystems Activity 1: A Journey Through the National Wilderness Preservation System Biology; Research 327 Lesson 2: Wilderness Research Activity 1: Wilderness Research Biology Connections 333 Lesson 3: Noxious Weeds - What Can I Do? Activity 1: Who Lives Here? Activity 2: Weed