CITYgreen Geographic Information Systems software was used to develop a campus wide cover type map for Stephen F. Austin State University in an environmental science landscape ecology course. The finding indicated an equal division of forest cover type compared to impervious surface of buildings and paved surface. Once the classification was…

The differences in the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in the ambient air from the two urban locations, were studied by the undergraduate analytical chemistry students. Tetraglyme is very widely used due to its simplicity and its potential for use to investigate VOCs in ambient and indoor air employing a purge-and-trap concentrator…

Using the outdoors, the garden project helped children in Brooklyn to: expand their knowledge of the earth's processes, become more aware of how urban people relate to their environment, and develop concern for the environment and its ecological balance. (NQ)

Two significant aspects of the urban environment, air and water, are focused upon in this instructional aid pamphlet. For each component, the range of possible studies is surveyed, together with the state of the situation and associated problems. Sample experiments are suggested and their test procedures outlined. Where special equipment,…

During their environmental education year, 12-year-old students from Treverton Preparatory School (Natal, South Africa) learn all subjects in an environmental manner. The central theme streaming through the internationally recognized program is the Mooi River. A three-day camping trip and other outdoor activities are included. (MH)

An experiment on children's perception of urban distance is described, focusing on the study's methodology and analyses. Suggests that the methodology/analyses could be used by sixth-formers providing a means by which sixth-formers can develop their own examinations of urban distance perception. (JN)

The document presents research and project-oriented activities at the secondary school level for studying Illinois' streams, water pollution, and methods for controlling pollution. Social, economic, and political issues are examined as part of the planning for pollution prevention. Following six teaching objectives, background information traces…

Describes a pilot project of the Park/School Program which involved graduate students in environmental studies conducting field studies in ecology with 46 fifth graders. Provides an overview of the project's potential for effecting change inside and outside the classroom, and presents recommendations for future programs and research. (LZ)

"Redesigning the Community" is the ninth grade unit of the University City school district program known as Arts in General Education, a K-12 series of special instructional units taught as part of the regular subject areas of language arts and social studies. In social studies the main focus is on environmental design and planning. In…