When was the last time you really took in all of the details of the nature around you? Author Henry David Thoreau captured all that he saw during the four years he lived near the edge of Walden Pond in his book Walden. Learn about Thoreau’s life and his time spent at Walden Pond through the use of online exhibits, development of field journals and other exciting nature activities.

• High school students are encouraged to examine the characteristics of transcendentalism by using excerpts from the works Henry David Thoreau and others, comics and songs from different musical genres in the lesson Examine Transcendentalism through Popular Culture.
• Use blogging to publish the design of a utopian society with Blogtopia: Blogging about Your Own Utopia. New to blogging? Visit the Thinkfinity Community Group, Blogging with Elementary Students, for great ideas or to as a question about getting started.
• Did you know that global warming has altered the composition of plants on the shores of Walden Pond since the time of Thoreau? Find out more by listening to an interview with plant biologist Charles Davis of Harvard University.
• Interested in reading more about Henry David Thoreau? Explore The Thoreau Reader to learn more about the books, essays and other writings by Henry David Thoreau.