Learning from the Land: Wisconsin Land Use
Student Reader and Teacher's Guide
By Bobbie Malone, Ph.D. and Anika Fajardo
How has the landscape of Wisconsin affected its history? How
have people living here changed that landscape over time? What
are the implications for the future? Learning From the Land,
the second book in the New Badger History series, addresses
these and other questions, asking elementary and middle school
readers to think about land use issues throughout Wisconsin's
history. In the first of eight chapters, students learn the
characteristics that define the five regions in Wisconsin. In
the chapters that follow, they are introduced to the many peoples
who have left their mark on this diverse land.
Students learn that the land encountered by Europeans and Euro-Americans
in the 18th and 19th centuries was not virgin wilderness, but
a landscape that had been undergoing some level of shaping for
thousands of years. As the number of human beings and cultures
in any given area increased, so did the potential for both conflict
and adaptation. Students will examine the fur trade era, the
transition from European to Euro-American political control,
and the Black Hawk War. The war changed the future of
Wisconsin's tribal population by issuing in both the treaty
era and permanent settlement by Yankees and Europeans. These
pioneer settlers, in turn, made massive changes to the landscape
through mining, logging, and farming, as students learn in subsequent
chapters. The last chapter focuses on fostering an awareness
and concern for both our natural and our constructed landscape
by exploring the work of environmentalist Aldo Leopold and landscape
architect Philip H. Lewis.
Intriguing illustrations of our trademarked badger welcome
students to 88 two-color, kid-friendly pages. We have packed
Learning From the Land with historic photographs,
maps, original drawings, and informational side bars that clarify
the narrative.
[Read a Chapter](PDF,
600KB)
[View the Table
of Contents](PDF, 65KB)
[View the Index](PDF,
85KB)
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Student Reader
1998 80 pp. 8" x 6 7/8"
ISBN 0-87020-294-4 Paperback $9.95
Special Classroom Price for 20 or more copies: $7.95 each
Teacher's Guide and Student Materials
Learning from the Land's Teacher's Guide and Student Materials
is designed to engage students in a more in-depth exploration
of the content introduced in the text. Two activities are provided
for each of the eight chapters in the text. Several of these
activities center on geographical skills such as map-reading
(historical, topographical, contemporary) and map-making. These
activities demand the use of higher-level thinking skills while
integrating a wide range of learning styles. Activities are
suggested for both individual and small group purposes. Easily
reproducible maps are included in the guide.
[See Sample Activity](PDF,
210KB)
Wisconsin Forest History
- Supplemental Online Only Activity for Chapter 6
*Note* In order to read this activity you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. If you do not already have this tool, you can find information
in our help section.
Teacher's Guide
January, 1999 110 pp. 8 ½"
x 11"
ISBN 0-87020-294-4 Paperback $24.95
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