Water: Local Pollution, Global Confusion!
Activities for raising awareness of water quality problems and solutions, locally and globally, with middle school students.
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Mar 31
Mar 31
Climate Change and Regional Geography
Climate change can bring an immediate and pressing relevance to the study of geography, coaxing new ideas out of worn textbooks.
Mar 30
Planet Transit: Profit or Survival?
A game of economic development choices and consequences for Grades 9 and up (ages 14+).
Mar 30
Stormwater Runoff: Understanding the Ecological Impacts of Changing Land Uses
In this unit for ages 10 to 14, students learn how land use changes can reduce the water quality of nearby lakes and streams, calculate runoff from their school grounds and investigate best management practices.
Mar 30
Green Tsunami Rising: Environmental Education’s Third Wave
How can environmental educators prepare to exploit the current surge of interest in all things “green” to promote environmental literacy? Mike Weilbacher offers tips for riding the next green wave.
Mar 30
Making Natural Connections
Two lessons help students at all grade levels to draw interdisciplinary connections between social studies and ecology, and to integrate civics, science and mathematics.
Mar 30
Pedal-Power Outreach
How to organize bicycle expeditions from residential centers to the schools they serve, to promote environmental awareness.
Mar 30
EE Collaboration in the US-Mexico Border Region the environment of the US-Mexico border region
A spotlight on international collaboration to promote environmental education as a tool to improve the environment of the US-Mexico border region.
Mar 30
Field Backpacks: Keeping Track of the Tools of the Trade
Step-by-step instructions on how to construct and use homemade field backpacks for children 5 - 12.
Mar 30
Greening the Elementary Education Curriculum One Course at a Time
Tips for incorporating environmental education into elementary teachers college courses.
