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Orange County Dept. of Education, Costa Mesa, CA. – 1985
This document is a directory of residential outdoor and environmental education programs in California. For the purposes of the directory, a residential outdoor/residential education program is defined as one which is in operation for at least three days and two nights; the curricular emphasis is on natural science instruction in an outdoor…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Program Descriptions
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
This report presents a description and evaluation of the Nature-Computer Camp (NCC), a science- and technology-oriented program for sixth-grade students from the District of Columbia Public Schools. The NCC experience is designed to offer students opportunities in such environmentally-related areas as woodland ecology, stream ecology, geology, as…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Ecology, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedTubertini, Bettye Sue – Science and Children, 1984
Seventh-grade students attended a weekend "camp-out" in which local scientists and college educators were used to enrich students' learning. Information on planning the camp-out and an annotated schedule of events are presented. (JN)
Descriptors: Camping, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Outdoor Activities
Peer reviewedKirk, John J. – Environmental Professional, 1987
Describes the evolution of the long-standing environmental education efforts of the New Jersey School of Conservation, a division of Montclair State College. Discusses the various formal and nonformal programs underway, including the environmental education training provided to undergraduate elementary and secondary education majors, and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Science, Disabilities, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedLewis, Gerald E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1981
Reviews and critiques researcher studies, reported in the "Journal of Environmental Education" during the last 10 years, on environmental education classroom methodologies including gaming and simulation, indoor versus outdoor, nature center, modified science methods, teacher inservice, and residence camps. (DC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedRice, Dale R.; Duckett, Josephine – Science and Children, 1980
Two kinds of summer science camp experiences for elementary children are described. The program is intended to provide elementary teachers and preservice teachers with a chance to practice their science teaching skills. The Day Camp (K-3) emphasizes the senses and the Overnight Camp program (4-6) emphasizes instruction in science. (SA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hammerman, Donald R.; And Others – 1985
Outdoor education has been a viable part of American education for the past 40 years. This book traces the development of outdoor education and is intended to address a variety of factors relating to the outdoor education programs that exist today. Chapter one, "Why Teach Outside the Classroom," contains sections which provide a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
