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Students examine the basic purpose and work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the involvement of African Americans in the CCC. They focus on issues such as the benefits gained and problems faced by African Americans who worked in the CCC and the attitude and approach of different New Deal officials towards the black men in the CCC.

Click on the act to be directed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informational pages

1969 – National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

1970 – Clean Air Act

1970 – Reorganization Plan No. 3 (established the EPA)

The EPA’s Teacher Center features a collection of environmental curriculum, reference materials, fact sheets, brochures, teaching aids and Web pages teachers can use to educate themselves and introduce environmental issues into the classroom.

The EPA Web site is extensive, comprising more than 300 homepages and between one and two million pages of HTML text and PDF files. The Browse EPA Topics feature is an efficient tool to navigate through Web site content. Search results include basic information, pertinent laws and educational resources relating to that topic.

Use the EPA’s Regional Offices map to access the homepage for your region. Each regional homepage has an "Education" link under the Quick Finder, connecting you to education resources specific to your region.

The EPA’s High School Environmental Center offers students easy access to age-appropriate information on air, conservation, ecosystems, recycling, waste management, water and other topics. You can refer students to the Web site or use it as a classroom activity.

The National Wildlife Federation’s "How-To Guide" for Schoolyard Habitats walks instructors through the necessary steps to create a successful and sustainable wildlife garden, provides information on teaching in an outdoor classroom and offers resources to help create and maintain a habitat.

"The National Parks: America’s Best Idea," is a six-episode documentary directed by Ken Burns. It is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence - and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. The series began on Sept. 27, 2009 on PBS.

Hands on the Land is a national network of field classrooms connecting students and teachers to their public lands and waterways. On the Web site, you can: search for Hands on the Land member sites by agency, state or keyword; access educator resources including curriculum, lesson plans and other materials; browse environmental monitoring programs to see how students are helping to protect our land, air and water and participate in e-Learning courses for students and teachers, including online field trips.

In this lesson students will learn that there is more to music than the musicians; the quality and craftsmanship of the instruments are also important. After examining the craftsmanship of high-quality acoustic guitars and discussing the importance of behind the scenes music careers, students will turn their attention to how instrument production affects local and international economies and ecologies.