Discover and Protect Nature

Resource Type
Classroom Material
Subjects
History
Grade Levels
Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Discover and Protect Nature

In 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring changed the way people thought about their relationship to nature. Warning readers of the impact of man-made pesticides on birds, insects, and other wildlife, Carson’s book caused a firestorm of public responses and is considered by some experts to be a major m…