ERIC Number: ED275538
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 290
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Science and Social Issues. Competency Based Curriculum Guide.
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Office of Instruction.
The Social Issues course is designed to help students make rational and constructive decisions regarding various social and environmental problems. It is intended to be used with 10, 11, or 12th grade students. This course contains units on decision-making, urban planning, food and nutrition, environmental pollution, nuclear energy, and resource management. Each unit includes: (1) a rationale; (2) list of behavioral objectives; (3) compilation of activities (containing information on suggested grade level, learning objectives, skill areas addressed, materials needed, activity descriptions and/or worksheets, and assessment tasks); and (4) a reference list. Appendices contain a glossary of terms for action words and explanations of the basic processes of science and of integrated processes. (ML)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Environmental Education, Minimum Competencies, Natural Resources, Nuclear Energy, Nutrition, Pollution, Science Activities, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Skill Development, Social Problems, Urban Planning
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Office of Instruction.
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
