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Title: American Experience: Earth Days
Url: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/earthdays/
Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Description: In late 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson hired Denis Hayes to organize a national teach-in day about the importance of protecting the environment for future generations. On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held and over 20 million Americans participated via a variety of celebrations and demonstrations. This website is designed to be a companion to the American Experience documentary on the history of Earth Day, and it includes a teacher's guide, several special interviews, and the documentary in its entirety. The film was directed by Robert Stone, and it serves as "a poetic meditation on man's complex relationship with nature and an engaging history…of groundbreaking eco-activism." On the homepage, visitors should also take note of the photo gallery, the interactive timeline of the modern environmental movement, and a telling interview with the father of the "Green Revolution", Norman Borlaug. Visitors are also encouraged to share their own Earth Day memories on the site.
LC Classification: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Environmental sciences -- Environmentalism. Green movement -- By region or country -- United States
GEM Subject: Social studies -- United States history
Health -- Environmental health
Key Concept: Ecology -- Sustainability
Geography -- Environmental management
Resource Type: Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Rights: WGBH Educational Foundation
Access Rights: Free access
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