This inquiry explores how we manage natural resources through the investigation of the compelling question “should North Dakota’s natural resources be protected?” The importance of understanding natural resources and the history of conservation efforts in this inquiry is twofold: (1) students should be able to understand the significant natural resources that influenced the state’s modern economy and quality of living and (2) how people living on the land change and shape it to meet their needs. While progressing through the inquiry, students will analyze the natural resources of the state and speculate future scenarios.
This inquiry is expected to take one class period; however, teachers are encouraged to adapt the inquiry to meet the needs and interests of their students and the amount of time they have available.
- Historic Reports
- Deer and Game Bird Documents
- Game and Fish Laws
- North Dakota Game and Fish Dept. Organizational History
- Theodore Roosevelt as a Naturalist and Badlands Rancher
Understand: Identify a natural resource that has been important to your local community in the past and/or present.
Assess: How is that natural resource used today? Is a local resource under threat?
Act: Take the poster you created to present to your class and use your research to create a short documentary film. Present the video to your community during a history fair.