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Allen, Rodney F. – 1973
As part of the series of student materials developed by the Environmental Education Project at Florida State University, this volume contains three units for American history, American studies, and American literature courses. Selected readings from literature are presented to help students examine human values about the environment from an…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Cultural Influences, Environment
Bill, Erwin – 1975
This activity is one of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary grade level described in SO 009 140. This activity investigates the proposed construction of a dam. It employs a simulation technique in which students debate the conflicts that may evolve between groups with differing goals. To provide…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Bohannan, Paul – 1971
Social scientists seeking relevance in their disciplines should search for the touchstone of this relevance in the cultural order instead of in their social science disciplines. Culture preserves the distilled wisdon of the past but it also encapsulates much that is harmful, and even fatal, to human existence. Such basic questions of culture such…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Peter, Hollis W.; And Others – 1966
This symposium report contains various statements of the theory of change and societal growth and maintenance viewed from the perspectives of major social disciplines. Comparative theories in these areas can provide guidelines for predicting, planning, and carrying out social development programs. The theme of the symposium was the problem of…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Ecology, Economic Development, Environment
Ney, Catherine R.; Cross, Pat – 1996
Natural Resources for Grade 4 is a "hands-on" environmental activities unit designed for teachers to use with their students. Activities are chosen from natural resource programs such as Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Aquatic Wild, and Project WET. The activities address natural resource themes and meet the Virginia Standards of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Animals, Biology, Ecology
Ney, Catherine R. – 1996
Ocean Environments for Grade 5 is a 12-week interdisciplinary ocean environmental unit designed for teachers to use with their students. The unit emphasizes investigation and understanding of our ocean environments, including their geological, physical, and biological characteristics. It also stresses awareness of public policy decisions related…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Education
Schukar, Ron; Johnson, Jacquelyn; Singleton, Laurel R. – 1996
This book incorporates teaching strategies to enhance middle school science and social studies using service learning. The book was developed by teachers who participated in a series of institutes conducted by the Social Science Education Consortium and the Science Discovery Program at the University of Colorado during the summers of 1993 and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Services, Curriculum Development, Ecology
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Seipel, Michael M. O. – Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 1996
Worldwide data reveal that child mortality (ages 1-5) accounts for about 10-15% of all deaths in developing countries, and less than 1% of all deaths in developed countries. Strategies for reducing child mortality include improving health services, improving environmental conditions, enhancing the social conditions of children, and protecting and…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Advocacy, Change Strategies, Child Health
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Zoller, Uri – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Deals with the issue of water education, including problems, what should be done, what can be done, and what to do. Presents two curricular units on water and two interdisciplinary, environmentally oriented courses for use in Israel. (YP)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary School Science, Environment, Environmental Education
Brockington, Joseph L. – 1989
This paper discusses the goals, planning, methodology, problems, and outcomes of an interdisciplinary course on the future of Europe that was offered for the first time in the summer quarter 1989 as part of the Center for Western European Studies at Kalamazoo College (Michigan). Intended particularly for students who had completed foreign study in…
Descriptors: Art, Cultural Traits, Culture, Economic Climate
WIEGAND, RICHARD – 1966
FACTORS RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION WERE EXPLORED BY A QUESTIONNAIRE ANSWERED BY 435 WORKING ENGINEERS, ALL GRADUATES OF THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CLASSES 1948-63. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, JOB, GEOGRAPHY, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. DEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE THE TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correspondence Study, Credits, Doctoral Dissertations
Redcay, Madeleine C. – 1978
This module on health assessment is one of a set of six developed to prepare human services workers for the changing mental health service delivery system. A total of seven objectives are included to help students utilize knowledge of physical factors which may influence health and behavior in order to recognize signs and symptoms which indicate…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Disease Control, Drug Abuse, Environment
Hoyt, John H. – 1971
The study of beaches and their capacity as an interface between land, air, and water is presented. Students investigate shore phenomena to better understand the beach's history and possible future. Also discussed is the interaction between man and the beach, from weather effects to pollution. Laboratory investigations of samples collected from the…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Environment, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures
Hodgetts, A. B.; Gallagher, Paul – 1978
A rationale for Canadian studies and outlines of appropriate content for various grade levels are presented. The book is designed to help teachers, curriculum planners, and teacher educators in preparing effective Canadian studies programs. Chapter I offers a discussion of the need for pan-Canadian understanding. Canadian studies can help young…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education
Fagan, James S. – 1974
The increasingly important role of transportation and its environmental impact is given major emphasis in this curriculum unit for secondary students. Four purposes of this unit are to describe and show (1) the historical development of transportation in America; (2) the effect of current transportation practices upon the environment; (3) some…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Conservation Education, Curriculum Guides, Environment
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