The tour guide was developed to assist classroom teachers in planning hands-on activities to complement and extend the work of the classroom. Each page lists information about a different institution or industry in the Washington, D.C. area that can be toured. Information includes the name and address of the place to be visited, name of a person…

This is the first of a set of booklets that have been prepared as convenient guidebooks to those major places of interest throughout the United States, that are related to its energy technology achievements. These include historical sites, power production plants, research facilities, and museums. Maps, illustrations, and commentary provide a…

This guide is written for Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) unit managers and staff. It provides philosophies, concepts, methods, and techniques for integrating environmental awareness in YCC camp programs. The first chapter of this sourcebook defines environmental education and gives six goals of environmental education that were a result of a…

Presented is advice on how to set up and maintain a saltwater aquarium, and a discussion on everything from algae growth to constructing an underground filter to hatch brine shrimp. Information on which tropical and temperate animals are appropriate for marine aquaria and how to collect them is also included. (Author/SB)

This guidebook is designed to help a secondary science teacher plan and conduct an earth science field trip in Oklahoma. It provides activities for students, information on pretrip planning, leading field trips, and safety measures to be followed. The guidebook also includes detailed information about the geologic history of Oklahoma complete with…

Five teachers describe the endeavors they pursue over summer break: conducting field trips; organizing a teacher support group; running a summer enrichment program; meeting favorite writers; coordinating an Adopt-a-School program. Books to improve teaching are listed, as well as suggestions for revitalization. (JL)

This publication lists 40 places in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area that could be visited on an environmental field trip. The sites are placed into five categories: (1) Air Monitoring; (2) Ecology and Nature Study; (3) Solid Waste Management; (4) Wastewater Treatment; and (5) Water Supply. Each entry includes name, address, and phone number…

This Environmental Education Teacher's Guide, developed for use at the K-6 level, is designed to familiarize teachers with how an environmental education program can help in their teaching and in achieving the goals of the school. This program focuses on developing attitudes towards study environments and associated environmental problems. The…

This resource guide is a teacher's handbook to locating persons in the community who are willing, upon request, to talk with students in grades one through twelve on subjects being taught in the schools. The guide also informs the teacher as to what tours or field trips are available and lists alphabetically 279 different topics for which…

These environmental study units consist of four modules and a tape-slide presentation on the Everglades National Park. Although not required for completion of the modules, the slide-tape presentation provides a resource for orientation of teachers and parents to camping experience for school children in an environmental education program. The four…

This nutrition education guide for Head Start teachers is part of a series of Head Start booklets concerning the value of good nutrition for preschool children and their families. Topics discussed in this booklet are: (1) the rationale for preschool nutrition education, (2) suggestions for planning Head Start lunch periods, and (3) ways in which…

This resource monograph is one of a series designed as a teaching guide for field studies. Each guide centers around the exploration, observation, and interpretation of a field site in one of the four geological areas of Florida. Incorporated into the guides are many of the subject-matter schemes of the Earth Science Curriculum Program (ESCP) and…

This evaluation kit and guidelines are designed to help the teacher plan the classes' experience in the CISPUS Environmental Learning Center. The kit includes a General Plan, Individual Teacher's Objectives, Kids' Expectations, Kids' Evaluation, and Parent's Evaluation (to be completed at a later date.) Included also in this kit for evaluating the…

Several instructional strategies have been developed and employed to affect student awareness of natural and social environmental settings. Three instructional strategy orientations have been structured for affecting student conceptual learning and values acquisition-clarification: affective, cognitive, and affective-cognitive. Outdoor education…

This booklet was prepared to help the user interpret the natural history of Blackbird Marsh Nature Trail in Escambia County, Florida, and serves as a guide to the animal and plant life. The publication is part of a series of illustrated guides designed for use by teachers and students of all levels in conjunction with field trips to the 1200-acre…