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Nature Study | 2 |
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Houts, Mary D. | 1 |
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Nature Study, 1973
A prototype, environmental education program, utilizing interchangeable modular packets of written, audio, and visual aids, is explained. Allowing for adaptations, its value is two-fold: it deals with a specific community and with the larger ramifications of our environmental situation, quality of life, and global values. (BL)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Innovation, Interdisciplinary Approach

Houts, Mary D. – Nature Study, 1973
Describes an urban environmental education program in which an overgrown vacant lot has been used for environmental study and for the development of a productive garden. The program has been successful in providing elementary school children with positive experiences in their own urban environment. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Gardens