Grade Level:
Middle/High
Overview:
Students will have to select 25 environmental laws in American history from a much larger list. Their goal is to produce their own timeline of American environmental law history to present to the rest of the class. In doing so, they will develop critical thinking and analytic skills and articulate the importance of the Rule of Law to protecting the environment.
Time needed:
~1 hour
Materials required:
Environmental Laws Timeline Lesson Plan
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies:
Theme 2: Time, Continuity, and Change