Table of Contents

Introduction

• Unit Rationale
• Curriculum Content Areas
• PDE Academic Standards
• Key Questions
• Film Chapters Overview
• Pre-Lesson: Where it all begins: Forest Ecology

Chapter I – Life and Legacy of Gifford Pinchot: “For the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run”

• Lesson 1A: The Gilded Age
• Lesson 1B: Ecological Changes and Consequences of Land Use
• Lesson 1C: The Historical Context of Conservation
• Lesson 1D: Consistent Issues: Sustainability and Practical Use

Chapter II – Influences and The Birth of American Forestry

• Lesson 2A: Influence and Sustainable Forestry
• Lesson 2B: Stewardship, Consequences and New Ideas

Chapter III – The Progressives and Conservation: The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number in the Longest Run

• Lesson 3A: The Progressives – Who Were They?
• Lesson 3B: Conservationists, Preservationists and Capitalists
• Lesson 3C: Government Power

Chapter IV – Conservation vs Preservation; Public Service and Social Justice

• Lesson 4A: Conservation vs Preservation and the Context of events
• Lesson 4B: The Influence of the Arts on Policy

Chapter V – The Modern Conservation Legacy: Practical Conservation

• Lesson 5A: The Modern Era: Controversy and Strife
• Lesson 5B: Current Environmental Challenges: Invasive Species

Chapter VI – Practical Conservation II The Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink

• Lesson 6A: Sustaining Forests to Sustain Communities
• Lesson 6B: How Forests Protect Water
• Lesson 6C: Managing the Forests
• Lesson 6D: That’s a Wrap
• Lesson 6E: Political Cartoons about Progressivism/Conservation Debate
• Lesson 6F: How Do Others See Us?
• Lesson 6G: What Might Have Been: IMPACT!
• Lesson 6H: Introduction to Global Climate Change

Post Viewing/Culmination

•  Other Activities
• Additional Resources
• Feedback Form

Appendix

• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix D
• Appendix F
• Appendix H
• Appendix J