Resources for Activity 1: Personal Places

Overview:
In this activity, students investigate and report on their connection with a special place and with their greater community.

Student Pages:
My Place
Case Study - Sense of Place in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Websites Referenced in Activity 1:
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program (www.unesco.org/mab)
New Jersey Pinelands Commission (www.state.nj.us/pinelands)
Whitesbog Preservation Trust (www.whitesbog.org)
Yahoo! Maps (http://maps.yahoo.com)
MapQuest (www.mapquest.com)

Additional Resources
"Ceremony Marks Ocean County's Purchase of Revolutionary War Site" - The Press of Atlantic City Article that tells the story of a recently protected property within the New Jersey Pinelands.  The property still contains the historic Cedar Bridge Tavern.

"What Happened to Our Village Green?"  Article by C.E. Hunt, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

View a Location from Space: If classes are interested in looking at their school from space (or their house - for that matter) they should try:
     Map Machine from National Geographic
     Google Maps

30 Questions to help Evaluate Your Awareness of the Greater Place in Which You Live

"Herbs Demystified" ISBN 1569244081 - a book reviewd by Summer Solomon, Garden Specialist, Learning Gate Community School. Solomon said, "This guide would be useful for middle and high school teachers to use with their students as they go through the Places We Live exercises. I have found that when a teacher helps their students understand their connection to the environment; their respect and stewardship of the environment increases."

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Private Forests Mean Income, Much More  (2008)