Lesson Fourteen: John Muir and Rachel Carson

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John Muir and Rachel Carson

Lesson: John Muir was a naturalist who worked to preserve forests. He helped to establish Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park. He also helped to found the Sierra Club. 

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wanted to teach people to preserve our earth. She was also a writer and helped establish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

We discussed ways to help take care of our earth including: turning off lights, saving electricity, driving less and biking more, using less water, and recycling. We watched a short clip from the BP Oil Spill and saw pictures of the Brianhead Forest Fire. We ended with a clip from the Lorax with Dr. Seuss' famous quote,"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not."

     

Experiment: We planted green bean seeds! 

Towards the end of the week our butterflies started to hatch!