This volume is a collection of position papers, each of which develops an intellectual framework for teaching a particular subject-matter discipline within an environmental context. The subject matter areas included are political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. (DT)

The intent of this bibliography is to provide resources for the secondary school teacher concerning (1) substantive information about the environment and (2) means and methods of communicating that information in the classroom. It deals primarily with the man-made environment rather than with environmental resources and has an urban bias - not one…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators relate the environment to the elementary and secondary classroom. Chapters are constructed to offer practical assistance in planning, specific suggestions for programs, and evaluation guidelines for teachers, administrators, and members of boards of education. Considered are guiding principles for…

Contrasts three major approaches to science and education which characterize current practice. Approaches discussed are disciplinary specialization, multidisciplinary collaboration, and interdisciplinary inquiry. (CS)

A system of yoking literature and industrial design to provide insights into both disciplines individually and to explore potential benefits of cross-fertilization. (Author/GB)

This volume contains a series of papers which develop multidisciplinary environmental education activities in seven subject matter areas: political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. Different formats are used for organizing the materials in each of the different subject areas.…

This guide is intended as a basic primer for college and university teachers and as a practical resource for generating courses about nuclear issues. It suggests how topics already being addressed can be integrated to form courses and how courses on a single campus can be pooled to form programs. (JN)

Summarizes the history of concepts concerning the molecular nature of polymers, involving the carbon chain theory, graphic formula, polycondensation, colloidal properties, polypeptide hypothesis, secondary aggregation, and Watson-Crick model. Indicates that macromolecular science should be accommodated within the discipline of molecular science…

Designed primarily for educators, this paper focuses on the importance of water in the daily life of all living creatures and on the role marine and aquatic education plays in helping individuals understand this concept. Section one discusses the limitations of water, human impact on the global water system, and the need to protect it. Section two…

The intent of this guide is to extend the 1977 document, "A Framework for Environmental Education in the Public Schools of Hawaii," (ED 196 726) so as to provide more specific guidelines for teachers and administrators. Chapter I contains introductory material pertaining to the guiding principles and rationale for environmental…

These background papers are written to provide information for the teacher on technical problems that might arise as students carry on various USMES investigations. Background papers are also written which include information about the types of investigations which may provide good opportunities for learning in specific areas. This set includes…

This is a progress report of an individualized three-year science course for use in the senior high school. The course integrates biology, chemistry, and physics with smaller amounts of astronomy, geology, meteorology, oceanography and space exploration. The course is currently in the second year of tryout in the Elk River, Minnesota, school…

Describes an instructional program that coordinates studies in Indian Rhetoric and American History. (MH)

This publication is a catalogue of resources addressed specifically to school teachers. The essence of the man-made environment is what man builds--cities, streets, houses, parks, and the spaces that connect them. Thus, the focus of the materials in this sourcebook is on what man builds, why he builds , how he builds, and how he and the…