Global warming affects every living thing on Earth--people, plants, and animals. While scientists are working to better understand how the Earth's climate will change over time, some effects are already evident: rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers and polar ice caps, changes in the distribution of plants and animals, increases in intense…

A method for teaching elementary school children that man must not waste the world's resources if he is to maintain his comfortable place in the world's environment. (RB)

Presented are ideas for eight environmental and conservation education programs, many of which span grade levels and skill areas. For each program described, there is a person listed to contact for additional information. (KC)

Believes that the variety and availability of insects offers great opportunity for elementary school children to engage in exciting investigations that help in developing learning skills as well as independent creative thinking. Suggests teaching strategies and investigation ideas. (RB)

Students can study the Arctic by creating Arctic clubs, using modems to communicate with students nationwide who are following International Arctic Project (IAP) explorers. The article describes the IAP, explains how to form a club, and discusses issues that clubs can tackle, for example, pollution, Arctic animals, natural resources, and the…