Chemical education provides methods and theories that enable learners to understand some environmental issues in their communities better. Following the impetus on education for sustainable development (ESD), green chemistry and the need for learners to use the local place as a springboard to learn and understand global environmental issues, this…

The study found out the role that some selected science curricula of the pre-tertiary level of education in Ghana played with respect to climate change education. Content analysis was used to analyze four science curricula of the pre-tertiary levels of education in Ghana, namely, the curriculum for primary, Grades 1 to 3 (age = 6-9 years);…

The Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at Notre Dame University--Louaize, conscious to the need of experts in the emerging field of sustainability and to the role that an educational institution plays for the service of the community, introduced into the university curricula a major in environmental science. This paper will present the…

A Hawaiian cultural-based agricultural and environmental science professional development course was transformed based on the precepts of situated learning in communities of practice, and offered to K-12 teachers. In this article we describe the format and content of the transformed course based on lessons learned from previous years offered to…

Explains the need of a science course that emphasizes the applicability of the usual undergraduate chemistry curriculum to environmental problems. A course is described and results of its use are presented. (Author/EB)

Describes the structure and content of a multidisciplinary environmental science course for non-science majors offered at Southern Illinois University. (JR)

Describes a course structured around nuclear energy, fossil fuel energy, food energy, and the population explosion. The course uses classroom discussion and laboratory sessions to stress basic chemical principles and relevance to the student. A topical outline is included. (GS)

The article advocates the use of content topics, and by the use of appropriate enquiry process skills, the development of broad concepts which will encourage children to consider their attitudes in a broad range of issues and the part they can play in decisions about them. (Author/RE)

Describes an environmental science course which has been offered for graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The results of the course evaluation are also included. (HM)

Outlines goals and topics for a course on technology and literature. Subjects, authors, and readings are listed under: impact of nature, technology, and society on the self-concept; language as a technology; new perspectives; and imaginative literature. Student projects (with summaries of selected ones) are described. (DH)

Describes an undergraduate geology course which emphasizes how geology bears directly upon man and his environment. Instead of a weekly laboratory exercise, each student spends part of the semester conducting library research on the geology and land use of his hometown area. (MLH)

Describes an environmental education course which meets during three long weekends at a setting away from campus during each semester. (SL)

Describes an approach to ecology teaching based on a workbook of structured integrated exercises and in-service courses for teachers. (Author/MA)

Reports on an island ecology course offered by Eastern Connecticut State College providing opportunities for students to study the ecology and natural history of organisms found in a variety of subtropical habitats in Bermuda. Explains student selection criteria, trip preparation, evaluation criteria, daily programs, and habitats studied on the…

Included are the general guidelines, outline, a summary of major intermedia transport processes, model features, a discussion of multimedia exposure and health risk, and a list of 50 suggested references for this course. (CW)