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Download full textNous, Albert P. – 1979
Included in this module are five activities dealing with energy conservation in the urban environment. The activities include: (1) conducting an energy inventory; (2) the physical nature of temperature, space, and insulation and their effects on energy use; (3) blackouts; (4) the sellers and consumers of energy; (5) energy conservation…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Energy, Energy Conservation
Bell, Ellen – 1979
Included in this module are five activities dealing with modes of transportation in the urban environment. The activities include: (1) a discussion of transportation considerations in urban areas; (2) discussion of bikeways and their desirability in the urban environment; (3) the bikeway and the environment; (4) designing a bikeway; and (5)…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Class Activities, Energy, Energy Conservation
Biglan, Barbara – 1979
Included in this module are five activities dealing with sources and consequences of power production. The activities include: (1) review of the nature of energy; (2) options for power production; (3) energy resources and their sources; (4) energy and the future; and (5) a simulated energy conference in 1984. Also included are an overview, teacher…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Electricity, Energy, Energy Conservation
Cornbleth, Catherine; McGrail, John C. – 1979
This is the master descriptive document and teacher's guide for a series of urban environmental education models. The series is intended for grades 6-9 but may be modified for older or younger children. Each module addresses a specific aspect of urban environmental quality of life. The modules are interdisciplinary but draw primarily on natural…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Environment, Environmental Education
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Included in this module are four activities dealing with ecology and applications of ecological principles in the urban environment. Activities included are: (1) the study of ecology; (2) study of consequences of activities within an ecosystem; (3) environmental impacts--benefits and detriments; and (4) choices for the future. Also included are an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Ecology, Environment
Bell, Ellen – 1979
Included in this module are five activities dealing with planning the urban environment. Activities included are: (1) analysis of new town development in the United States; (2) analysis of new town development in foreign countries; (3) discussion of technological advances expected in the next 25 years and their impact on the urban environment of…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Decision Making, Environment, Environmental Education
Dorow, Ernest B. – 1979
Included in this module are five activities dealing with characteristics of a community resulting from its past and setting the stage for its future. Activities included are: (1) geographic specification of the area; (2) search for monuments; (3) investigation of geneology; (4) examination of traditions and change; and (5) community futures and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Decision Making, Environment, Environmental Education
Biglan, Barbara – 1979
Included in this module are four activities dealing with issues of solid waste disposal relative to urban concerns. Included activities are: (1) sources and composition of solid waste; (2) a "garbage game"; (3) disposal options for solid waste; and (4) an example county plan for solid waste disposal. Also included are an overview, teacher…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Environment, Environmental Education
Biglan, Barbara – 1979
Included in this model are five activities dealing with air quality and sources of air pollution in the urban environment. Activities included are: (1) the nature of the atmosphere; (2) discussion of major pollutants; (3) measuring air quality; (4) inversions; and (5) pollution control. Also included are an overview, teacher background…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Class Activities, Decision Making, Energy
