Tool: Investigating your community’s resources
Here are several suggestions for learning about the types of resources listed below:
- Use a search engine (e.g., Google, Yahoo) to locate information about your community
- Talk with colleagues and your students
- Talk with friends and neighbors
- Read the local newspaper
- Use the Yellow Pages
As you find information about different resources, make notes on the chart below. Over time, this chart can serve as a cumulative record of what you know about community resources and ideas for making connections with the curriculum.
Type of resource |
Information gathered |
Possible connections with curriculum |
Local agencies: fire, police, parks and recreation, travel |
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Federal government agencies: environmental protection, postal service, armed forces |
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Bureaus: FBI, visitors, speakers |
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Centers: poison control, consumer information, tourism |
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Chamber of Commerce |
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Clubs and organizations: veterans, Kiwanis, Rotary, Toastmasters |
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Outdoor education programs |
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Community gardens and nature areas |
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Non-profit agencies |
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Retirement communities |
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Museums and galleries |
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Cultural and historical societies |
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Sculptures and monuments |
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Colleges and universities: community, private, state |
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Libraries: community, Internet, university |
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Laboratories |
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Professional
offices: attorneys, health professionals |
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Industries |
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Transportation: train, subway, bus |
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