By presenting an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education, this booklet is intended to help teachers expand their classrooms to include all of man's environment. Through the use of environmental study areas selected for their educational potential, a student is encouraged to develop an awareness of his environment that will lead to a…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators relate the environment to the elementary and secondary classroom. Chapters are constructed to offer practical assistance in planning, specific suggestions for programs, and evaluation guidelines for teachers, administrators, and members of boards of education. Considered are guiding principles for…

This unit of study is part of the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) series produced by the Lawrence Hall of Science. Students investigate learning from a variety of perspectives. They are guided in an exploration of questions such as: how do we learn?; how can we help or hinder that learning process?; do animals learn in a similar…

This is a teacher's guide to a one semester seminar course for high school students. Much of the course is based on research papers presented by students. The themes of the course are stated as: "The Role of Science in Technological Development as Related to Cultural and Social Development," and "The Role and Influence of Science in Literature,…

The six articles in the special features section of this journal issue focus on the use of children's literature in all areas of the curriculum. The first article concerns the use of mathematics trade books and offers ways of using new books in learning stations to foster independent learning. The second article discusses criteria for selecting…

This multidisciplinary multi-period community-based environmental curriculum blends the academic traditions of the humanities and the sciences, namely: social sciences, language art skills, and the physical and life sciences. The centralizing theme of the program is directed toward defining environmentally related problems utilizing the community…

This volume contains a series of papers which develop multidisciplinary environmental education activities in seven subject matter areas: political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. Different formats are used for organizing the materials in each of the different subject areas.…

Increasing the opportunities for young children to become perceptive of the environment around them is the goal of a year-long environmental project for primary grade students described in this booklet. An environmental encounter approach is adopted, focusing all of one's senses on the particular environment he is experiencing at the moment,…

This sampler for teachers provides information for initiating and dealing with environmental studies in the classroom. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, behavioral objectives related to environmental awareness are listed for social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, health, physical education, recreation, music, and local…

The main report describes the procedures followed, difficulties encountered, and results obtained by a faculty and student summer task force attempting to design and produce course materials for an introductory college course in man-environment relations, and plan an undergraduate curriculum in environmental studies. Data on changes in…

Lesson plans and teaching suggestions for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education are presented in this teacher's guide for use in the National Environmental Education Development (NEED) program. The program attempts to encourage a student to develop an awareness of his environment that will lead to a personal sense of involvement…

Described are the student's text and teacher's guide of the first module for secondary schools prepared for the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) project. The main approach to teaching is to present chemistry as a dynamic field of knowledge concerning phenomena in the daily life of every individual. This module, the first in a series…

Lists 18 statements that form a synthesis of social science concepts. This synthesis was prepared in the late 1950s but was never implemented. The California History Social Science Framework is a new attempt to encourage the integration of social science concepts. (CS)

Presented is an updated version of a previous bibliography prepared by the Minnesota State Energy Agency. The materials included in this document are indexed according to grade level and according to whether they are background materials or classroom activities. Each of the items listed were evaluated and included into either the "A"…

This is an annotated bibliography of selected energy education materials. The materials included in this document are indexed according to grade level and according to whether they are background materials or classroom activities. Each of the 100 items listed were evaluated and included into either the "A" list or the "B" list.…