Coal fueled the Industrial Revolution and, as a result, changed the course of human history. However, the geologic history of coal is much, much longer than that which is recorded by humans. In your classroom, the coal cycle can be used to trace the formation of this important economic resource from its plant origins, through its lithification, or…

Sustainable management of marine resources raises great challenges. Working with this socio-scientific issue in the classroom requires students to apply complex models about energy flow and trophic pyramids in order to understand that food chains represent transfer of energy, to construct meanings for sustainable resources management through…

Recent environmental events have produced an awareness of the problems caused by developing societies. Because of this, many feel that there is an increasing need to include environmental aspects in school lessons on a regular basis. This pamphlet focuses on an in-service program developed as a result of the efforts of a conference arranged in…

Describes a series of activities designed to help students understand the dynamics of flowing water. Includes investigations into determining water discharge, calculating variable velocities, utilizing flood formulas, graphing stream profiles, and learning about the water cycle. (TW)

This study reports the instructional effects of issue investigation and action training on the environmental behavior of middle school students. Discussed are the methodology including training and modules, the design of the study, instruments used, scoring protocols, and analysis of results. (Author/CW)

Described is a study in which scientific research on the Gulf of Maine was used as a framework for establishing the extent of Maine students' knowledge about the nature and management of marine systems. Methodology, frameworks, data analysis, comparisons with other standardized tests, and results are presented. (CW)

Presented is an issue analysis technique that allows learners to organize information about an issue in a conceptual framework. Examples of issues and value descriptors, components of issue analysis, and an example of an analysis are given. (CW)

This publication compiles the trends in environmental education within the Danish education system, comprising primary and secondary schools vocational training, and adult education for the period since the convening of the 1977 international intergovernmental conference in Tbilisi. Discussed are: (1) "Environmental Education in the Danish…

Environmental education should lead children, as future citizens, to acquire a more objective view of the way human societies function. It should also encourage an individual to take an active part in the community and to arouse the desire to take a responsible attitude regarding natural resource management. This experimental teaching module…

Described is an activity in which students learn about the minerals industry in the United Kingdom as well as the properties of rocks. Emphasized is the impact of human activity on the Earth. The variety of mineral resources in the United Kingdom and the environmental issues are discussed. (KR)

This speech, presented at the reception of the Julian Smith Award, provides a short history of the author and of outdoor education. Outdoor education is defined as education in, about, and for the outdoors. Several points of interest regarding outdoor education are stressed by the author. These include: (1) there is a need for the public to be…

Eight activities for use in the science classroom are presented. Included are insect collecting, laboratory procedures and safety, recycling, current events, variable manipulation, scientific method, electricity, and mechanics (Newton's Second Law of Motion). (KR)

This annotated list of educational materials on environmental issues includes a wide range from workbooks and lesson plans to newsletters, films and software intended for young people. Educational materials are listed alphabetically following the name of the sponsoring agency or group. A separate list includes materials available from the U.S.…

This unit explores a recent and controversial theory of the origin of much of the Earth's natural gas and oil. The materials provided will give students the opportunity to: (1) gain an understanding of science and what is involved in the acceptance or rejection of theories; (2) learn about fossil fuels, especially natural gas; (3) learn the…

The aim of the research program of the research center for environmental and health education is to promote an awareness of the interrelationship between society and its environment. This volume contains four papers which were given at various international meetings in 1988. Reported are: (1) Danish environmental education and school initiatives…