Twelve concepts utilized by Project I-C-E (Instruction-Curriculum-Environment) for integrating science, social studies, and language arts with environmental studies are elaborated in this booklet. The rationale for each concept is put forth together with a more detailed explanation of the concept. Topics considered include: energy, ecosystems,…

This manual presents information and ideas for the teacher or advisor interested in forming a hiking club. Suggestions are made for club organization, activities, advisor responsibilities, hiking equipment and skills, safety, first aid, and map and compass use. A list of guide books for the Washington area and a list of general instructional books…

Twenty elementary and secondary schools from throughout the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region were selected from 44 applicant schools to receive grants for Local Action Programs of environmental education. Included in this booklet is a resume of each of these programs. Information specifies program name, school name and address, program…

Learning-teaching philosophies basic to open education are presented, and classroom processes which grow out of these philosophies are described in this booklet. Contents include a summary of the Environmental Studies Project in North Carolina and discussions of several aspects of open education (including interpersonal relationships, individual…

Produced for primary and intermediate grades, this student booklet provides a very basic study of air, water, soil, and sun, and their interrelationship. Line drawings and a minimum amount of narrative make up its content and it may be utilized in several subject areas. This work was prepared under an ESEA Title III contract for the…

Included in this guide are ideas on evaluation and conduct of outdoor education classes and unit guides and lesson plans. An interdisciplinary approach is emphasized and the unit guides and lesson plans present activities related to science, mathematics, social studies, art, and music relevant to outdoor education in general. Unit guides for soil,…

This guide is a collection of supplemental units in environmental activities for integration into home economics curricula. Units are organized according to concepts and grade level (7-12) involved. Materials include resource listings, newspaper references, transparency masters, and suggested learning experiences. This work was prepared under an…

This guide attempts to provide an overview of environmentally-related art experiences already in various curriculum guides, to introduce new experiences, and generally to emphasize the vital interrelationship that exists between environmental concern and the art process. There is a division into three main areas: our natural environment, our…

Nineteen environmental education objectives are listed to be incorporated into the junior and senior high school Language Arts Program. Under each objective there are suggested activities that integrate environmental concepts into appropriate language arts activities. This document is a product of the Milwaukee Public Schools' Master Plan for…

teachers and children alike learn a reverence for life in this hands-on approach to the study of oceanography and marine ecology. (WY)

This publication is designed for use in Seattle, Washington at the intermediate, junior high, and senior high school levels. Its main goal is to extend the classroom into the museums, art galleries, parks, rivers, mountains and similar resources in such a way that a wide variety of subjects can interact to provide enriching experiences. The…

The report contains presentations delivered at the Rhode Island State Department of Education's conference dealing with the identification of gifted students, the importance of pupil personnel services in programs for gifted youth, and the need for an interdisciplinary approach (administrators, counselors, classroom teachers, educational…

Over 60 art activities, designed to enhance environmental awareness and incorporate environmental concepts, are outlined in this document. A sample of the activities presented are: decorated notepaper and cards with feathers or weeds; wall plaques of prairie plants; methods of flower preservation; water plant prints; construction of dolls,…

Produced for primary and intermediate grades, this student booklet provides a study of ecological terms. These include environment, interrelationships, ecology, organisms, energy, food chains, food web, producers, consumers, decomposers, energy cycle, and ecosystems. Line drawings and a minimum amount of narrative make up its content and it may be…

Compiled in this teacher's guide are suggestions for a unit approach to the study of water in the primary grades. Designed to be utilized with related student documents, it contains the text or script of these works: THE ABC's OF WATER, SE 016 491 and A TRIP TO THE WATER PLANT, SE 016 488. Also, it includes unit objectives; teaching procedures; a…