This unit, developed for elementary school use, is designed to introduce the student to the interesting events and people of the past who helped shape the present community of Parkway, Missouri. It can be correlated with other subjects the class may be studying such as Indians, pioneers, Civil War, and Missouri history The unit includes behavioral…

This unit, intended for grades four and five, focuses on houses and how they have influenced man and how man has influenced them. Among the 14 concepts discussed are the history of homes, home and the environment, homes and heritage, homes and human needs, the design of homes and available land. Besides the concepts, the unit includes behavioral…

This unit, an interdisciplinary ecological approach to study communities in nature, considers various types of relationships such as mutualism, commensalism and succession to determine general characteristics of a community and interrelationships between communities. Designed for primary school children, food chains, food webs, reproduction,…

This unit, intended for primary grades K-3, covers various aspects of communication through the use of environmental resources at the school site and in the surrounding community. Among the concepts discussed are the definition of communication, ways animals and humans communicate and receive communication, the development of communication, the…

This unit, developed for use with junior high school students, focuses on industry as an integral part of community life. It discusses factors industry should consider before choosing a location; it attempts to demonstrate that industry should not always be regarded negatively in a given community, but rather that it can benefit a community by…

This unit, designed for primary grades of the elementary schools, focuses on weather and is divided into the following five major parts: Weather Affects Man and His Environment; Air, Wind, and Weather; Clouds and Humidity; Precipitation; and Micro-Environments. Each part includes a list of the concepts to be taught, the behavioral objectives and…

This unit, designed for eighth-grade school students, combines two sociological factors that affect the environment and the standard of living. Divided into two complete parts, Clothing - Dress and Recreation - Leisure, it examines the interrelationships of people's values and available natural resources. The section on clothing and dress covers…

This unit, intended for grades five and six, includes a group of experiences designed to help students and the teacher understand society's effect on their environment and to parallel the activities in the classroom as a miniature society with life outside the school. The main idea developed is that cooperation is the key word in man's interaction…