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Openshaw, Peter – School Science Review, 1987
Provides some background information on acid deposition. Includes a historical perspective, describes some effects of acid precipitation, and discusses acid rain in the United Kingdom. Contains several experiments that deal with the effects of acid rain on water quality and soil. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Education
Taragan, Barbara – 1989
This curriculum guide was developed for use with public television's Nature series. The materials in the guide are designed to help students actively participate in the study and experience of nature. Students are encouraged to view the programs as naturalists would, observing animals in their environment, noting their behavior, and drawing…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Development, Ecological Factors

Kagan, Spencer – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1981
Rural to urban migration has caused Mexican American families to deemphasize traditional cultural socialization practices oriented toward obedience and responsibility, and their children have become increasingly field-independent and competitive. However, an ecological intervention approach can reshape urban environments so that they support…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cognitive Style, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict
Carvell, Fred; Tadlock, Max – 1971
This book contains 23 articles related to: 1) the scope of ecological concern; 2) our changing environment; 3) examples of attacks on the problem; 4) establishing priorities; and 5) the value judgments that are posed as a result of our growing ecological awareness. Selections express the divergent experience, professional backgrounds, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Conservation Education, Ecological Factors, Ecology
Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC. Commission on College Geography. – 1968
The objectives of this geography course for liberal arts students include the following: 1) to demonstrate cooperative action among sciences, by showing that physical and chemical phenomena occur at biological surfaces that usually exist in economic and cultural frameworks; 2) to show that laboratory principles of mass and energy exchange and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Climate, Earth Science, Ecological Factors

Arbona, Sonia I.; Hunter, John M. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Presents the results of a field study done on 7 wells providing 37% of the total aquifer production for 4 municipalities in Puerto Rico. Each sampled well showed signs of contamination by heavy metals, nitrate, and semivolatile organic compounds. Although found in low concentrations, current development threatens groundwater quality. (MJP)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Drinking Water, Ecological Factors, Ecology
Bland, Samuel S. – 1994
This activity guide, developed to provide hands-on environmental education activities geared to Hammocks Beach State Park in North Carolina, is targeted for grades 6, 7, and 8 and meets curriculum objectives of the standard course of study established by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Three types of activities are included:…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Ecological Factors, Ecology, Educational Games
Hull, Ronald W. – 1979
A review of ecological problems facing human society is presented and the relationship of education to social change is considered. Basic environmental limitations which are discussed include population; basic materials such as food, fuels, and water; and environmental tolerance. Ecological hazards which combine with these limitations to result in…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Change Agents, Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors
Miller, Larry E. – 1974
The course of study represents the fourth of six modules in advanced crop and soil science and introduces the agriculture student to the topic of soil water. Upon completing the three day module, the student will be able to classify water as to its presence in the soil, outline the hydrological cycle, list the ways water is lost from the soil,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment)

Greenberg, Mark T.; Crnic, Keith A. – Child Development, 1988
The results, which contrasted markedly with findings of major group differences at 12 months of age, indicated that by age two no group differences were apparent on any child development, mother-child interaction, or maternal attitude measures, except that preterms were significantly poorer in motor skills than were full-term infants. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Ecological Factors
Brown, Jordan – 1998
This curriculum guide was developed for use with public television's Nature series. The materials in the guide are designed to help students actively participate in the study and experience of nature. Students are encouraged to view the programs as naturalists would, observing animals in a variety of habitats, noting their behavior, and drawing…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Earth Science, Ecological Factors, Ecology
Gates, Jane Potter – 1990
This directory contains an updated list of institutions involved in organic, low input, or sustainable agriculture that provide education, training, or information. Scope of coverage is the United States and Canada, with 124 listings for the United States and 5 for Canada. Arranged alphabetically, listings consist of institution name, address,…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture
Holm, Amy E. – 1987
Tropical forests provide the world with many products and an incredible diversity of plant and animal life. These forests also provide watershed areas, soil control, climate regulation, and winter homes for migrating birds from North America. It is believed that about 40% of tropical forests have already been destroyed in the last 20-30 years,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Educational Games
Chen, David – 1988
This document contains an instructional unit which deals with one major topic in ecology. It focuses on the variables which affect the development of populations and determine their final size within a given period of time. The variables operating in nature which determine the development of populations are numerous, thus complicating the task of…
Descriptors: Animals, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation

Allem, Antonio C. – Environmentalist, 1990
Discussed is the continual depletion of the world's natural resources and the plea of conservationists. An examination of the dialectic nature/nurture controversy is used to see whether this may account for the state of disharmony recorded between man and nature. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors