Georgia Science Grade 6

Unit 6: You and the Environment

Land use in past 200 yrs.

Project Type: History
Investigate land use in the U.S. during the past 200 years. Design flip charts to compare, and then predict, the land use of the future.

The flip charts can be made on 8½ inch by 11inch sheets of paper or on transparencies.

Resources:
These sites will help you research land use in the United States for the past 200 years.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/historic.htm

Historical Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#US