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ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULA HANDBOOK: TOOLS IN YOUR SCHOOLS
Citation:
Petersen*, D, B. Gorman, S. Green, G. Host, K. Kenausis, List, R, K. Ornberg, C. Rosato, J. Silverman, AND K. Lenorovitz. ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULA HANDBOOK: TOOLS IN YOUR SCHOOLS. EPA/625/R-02/009 (NTIS PB2003-103295), 2002.
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Environmental education is a learning process that increases people's knowledge and awareness abou the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action (UNESCO, Tbilisi Declaration, 1978). This handbook is designed to provide teachers and other educators with guidance on how to teach students about environmental issues related to air, water, and soil quality. It provides information to help educators incorporate environmental education into the classroom. This handbook can assist educators in designing lesson plans and activities to teach the principles of environmental science. It highlights a host of EMPACT projects that have developed or are developing curricula or other classroom materials to foster student learning. The highlighted projects cover a variety of grade levels (see Appendix C: Activities by Grade Level). Therefore, this handbook can be used by any teacher, from kindergarten through grade 12. In addition, college-level materials have been developed for some projects. Moreover, in most cases, the activities and lessons geared towards one particular grade can easily be adapted for others. Teachers and educators can review the project descriptions and read about the activities, lesson plans, and tools they employ to develop ideas for their own classrooms. In addition, the handbook includes resources and contact information and in some cases a Web site where lesson plans and activities can be accessed directly.