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Williams, Dionna; Zeman, Catherine – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Environmental health disparities case studies are explored through a combination of lens including the naturome/nurturome, exposome [nature vs nurture] and multiple exposure-zone [place as predictor of health and wellbeing] concepts. This work places the educational program and experience within a theoretical framework using all these…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Program Evaluation, Case Studies, Sustainability
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Santiago, Anthony; Franz, Nancy; Christoffel, Rebecca; Cooper, Kristi; Schmitt, Brenda – Journal of Extension, 2013
Since its inception, Extension has focused on helping individuals, families, and communities change economic, environmental, and social conditions. Over the organization's history, environmental condition change programming has been mostly the purview of natural resource educators and less often conducted by family and consumer science…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Family Programs, Environmental Education, Natural Resources
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Schmid, Andrea N.; Thompson, Jan R.; Bengston, David N. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Effective educational and management programs to improve water quality will require an improved understanding of public perceptions of the relationship between land use and water quality. We analyzed a large database of newspaper articles in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to assess the public discourse about water quality and land use, and…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Environmental Education, Land Use, Earth Science
Ruth, Amy, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1996
This theme issue of "The Goldfinch" focuses on weather in Iowa and weather lore. The bulletin contains historical articles, fiction, activities, and maps. The table of contents lists: (1) "Wild Rosie's Map"; (2) "History Mystery"; (3) "Iowa's Weather History"; (4) "Weather Wonders"; (6)…
Descriptors: Climate, Climate Change, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Ruth, Amy, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1994
This theme issue explores the changes in Iowa's environment. When Native Americans lived in Iowa hundreds of years ago, the land was rich in tall grasslands, fertile soil, wildlife, wetlands, and unpolluted waters. When European-American pioneers settled Iowa in 1833, they changed the environment in order to survive. The first article in this…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Geography
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1987
The revised Iowa Developed Energy Activity Sampler (IDEAS) was compiled using the original IDEAS program and the Energy Conservation Activity Packets (ECAPS). This document is one of the series of revised IDEAS booklets, and provides activities for teaching industrial arts/technology education. The activities are intended to present energy…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Energy Education
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1986
The revised Iowa Developed Energy Activity Sampler (IDEAS) was compiled using the original IDEAS program and the Energy Conservation Activity Packets (ECAPS). This document is one of a series of revised IDEAS booklets, and provides learning activities for teachers to use with students in industrial arts/technology education. Each of the 17…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Energy Education