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ERIC Number: EJ464746
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Sierra Club Petition to Congress Protesting the Proposed Dimunition of Yosemite National Park.
Blondo, Richard A.; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs
Social Education, v57 n3 p131-36 Mar 1993
Presents a secondary lesson for high school students based on a controversial 1892 proposal in Congress to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park. Includes a map and petition signed by John Muir, the first president of the Sierra Club, which was formed to oppose the proposal. The lesson includes class discussion and activity suggestions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), History Instruction, Primary Sources, Resource Materials, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Muir (John); Sierra Club; Yosemite National Park