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Bucy, Harriet H. – 1987
This guide is intended to help school personnel, as well as community and private sector providers, make the most effective use of tours and guest speakers. The booklet offers a step-by-step guide to (1) designing a meaningful experience for students; (2) assuring the teacher of a successful and well-organized activity; and (3) giving the provider…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning
O'Neal, Adrian – 1994
This activity packet provides educators with a series of hands-on interdisciplinary classroom and outdoor education activities for grades 6-8 that focus on geology and prehistoric life at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, North Carolina. The packet was designed to meet established curriculum objectives of the North Carolina Department of Public…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
Riechers, Maggie – Humanities, 1994
Presents an overview of the approach and current exhibits at the Boston Children's Museum. Describes the Japan Program, a permanent exhibit, illustrating the blending of traditional and modern Japan. Outlines the development of the Native American exhibit and future plans for a floating urban education center. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Strategies
1998
This anthology collects stories from various classrooms and collaborations supported by the Orion Society. Orion's Stories in the Land fellowships are 1-year teacher stipends that promote effective place-based education: interdisciplinary studies of the local natural and cultural history using extensive field experiences and diverse "human…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Raleigh. – 1990
This curriculum guide is composed of 16 lesson plans about terminology and concepts relevant to the four major methods of handling solid waste problems: (1) reuse; (2) recycling; (3) conversion of waste to energy ; and (4) landfilling. Games, investigations, a play, projects, a slide presentation, and skits are some of the teaching techniques…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation (Environment), Educational Games, Elementary Education
Ohio State Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus. – 1987
In an effort to provide teachers in Ohio with assistance in environmental education, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has produced this teachers kit. It is designed to describe what the Ohio EPA is doing to protect Ohio's air, land, and water. The background information provides an historical account of some of the events that have…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Turner, Mary Jane; Parisi, Lynn – 1984
This K-12 handbook is designed for law and justice professionals who serve as resource persons and for classroom teachers working with resource persons. The book is arranged in four parts. The introduction provides an overview, explains the use of the handbook, presents background for the teacher on using community resources, and offers practical…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Constitutional History
Saul, Wendy; Newman, Alan R. – 1986
This book addresses some of the methods by which science can be made accessible to children, both in school and non-school settings. It contains information on effective science education for elementary school age children, and includes a catalog of books and other materials. Topics discussed in the book include: (1) planning; (2) approaches to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Electronics