Science teachers and mentors continue to be challenged to meet the high expectations of "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the "Next Generation Science Standards." Indeed the Framework urges teachers to help learners "[build] progressively more sophisticated explanations of natural phenomena..." while the…

Using the format of the original "Through Children's Literature" series of titles, the author expands the original series focus by discussing how instruction today and the use of integrated children's literature is "Shaped by the Standards." Arranged around the national standards strands in Geography, this title includes an…

Listed are 269 solid waste management publications available from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are EPA publications reporting on results of the research, development, and demonstrations in progress as authorized by the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965. Certain conference proceedings, findings of various commissions and…

Presented in this 41-page bibliography are listings on environmental concerns, pollution, energy, and environmental education (see also SO 008 762). The listings provide the most current information on energy and environment dating from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are conference proceedings, project reports, studies, and…

Marine related films with informative annotations are listed along with information on their availability. Extension reports such as this one are provided by the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Maine, Orono, and Fisheries Extension Service of the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Augusta. (NTIS)

The purpose of this Bulletin is to list both what is being published in the world literature pertaining to solid waste management and being abstracted for input into the Solid Waste Information Retrieval System (SWIRS). SWIRS accessions cannot be all-inclusive; the holdings represent only that portion of the massive literature rapidly being…

Reviews six books dealing with animals and ecology. (AEA)

Presents an annotated bibliography of literature focusing on the effects of the centrally planned Soviet economy on the environment. Twenty-six documents are classified in three categories: English-language sources, Russian-language sources, and Russian-language ecologically oriented newspapers, newsletters, and journals. (MDH)

This bibliography lists theses and dissertations completed between 1917 and 1978 by graduate degree candidates at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The majority of these works deal with environmental sciences research in the fields of forestry, ecology, and wildlife, and include some consideration of the political, economic,…

Reviews articles in the 1976 Journal of Counseling Psychology concerned with causal questions without broad consideration for the context or history of the variables under investigation. Notions of Brunswick and Snow regarding distal, proximal, and central regions for research concerned with ecology are presented with adaptation for counseling.…

This expanded listing of dissertations on ecology and the environment updates those previously listed in the 1972 publication. It covers the period from 1970-1976. In combination, these two works list more than 5,500 dissertations covering such topics as pollution, conservation, pesticides, radiation, wastes, and birth control. In addition to the…

Presents brief descriptions of 48 children's books that portray current environmental issues around the world and that highlight the role of children and adults in creating and resolving these issues. (SR)

Presented are two articles, an annotated bibliography, and other information useful in teaching about endangered species, especially those found in Florida. The articles provide an ethical rationale, teaching suggestions, and a discussion of the value of wildlife. Descriptions of over 100 pertinent books, periodicals, movies, and filmstrips are in…

This guide is a list of available environmental education materials from the Project I-C-E Resource Materials Center. A one-page guide explaining procedures for using the Resource Center services is provided. It contains the service charges for shipping and handling, check-out periods, those who may use the resources, ordering instructions,…

Reviews 65 children's books about ecology, moving from ecology in general to books about particular ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them. (MG)