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Chacko, George K., Ed. – 1972
The objective of a two-day Symposium on Systems Approach to Environmental Pollution of the Operations Research Society of America at the 137th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 27-28, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, was not to raise the litany of a systems approach as the answer to all environmental…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conference Reports, Environment, Management Systems
Peer reviewedCohen, Stewart; Trostle, Susan L. – Childhood Education, 1990
The ecological issues of pollution, overpopulation, and conservation can be explained in the classroom through the use of creative play, problem solving, and discovery methods among groups of young children. Activities for teaching the topics of air, water, land, and noise pollution; overpopulation; and conservation are suggested. (DG)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Processes, Early Childhood Education
Download full textDepartment for Education and Employment, London (England). Architects and Building Branch. – 1996
Responding to the need for users of schools to use their buildings in a way that creates a better internal environment for children and reduces harm to the environment, this document lists the environmental issues that need to be addressed and the corrective recommendations that designers and administrators can apply. Environmental issues cover…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Burgdorf, Lucille P.; Harney, Irene E. – Instr, 1969
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Class Activities, Environment, Group Activities
Fagerstrom, Richard A.; Borad, Bruce – 1972
The two separate manuals focus on environmental issues of interest to secondary students. An introductory unit deals with basic ecology and is followed by another unit that explores man's ethic toward the use of environment. Emphasis is upon two major ecological conflicts: one over the use of a wilderness area, and the other over the use of living…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Concept Teaching, Conflict, Conservation Education
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Center for School Improvement and Performance. – 1992
Educators are faced with the task of teaching students to be responsible stewards of the world's natural resources. This curriculum focuses on three interrelated topics in this area: energy, economics, and the environment. The goal of this book is to: (1) teach students basic knowledge and concepts about energy, the environment, and economics; (2)…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Case Studies, Conservation (Environment), Cost Effectiveness
Parisi, Lynn, Ed. – 1986
Five simulations for addressing science-related social issues in either the secondary science or social studies classroom are presented. Following a foreword, introduction, and description of the conceptual basis for the activities, each of the activities is presented in its entirety. Complete teacher and student materials for conducting each of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making, Environment
California State Dept. of Toxic Substance Control, Sacramento. – 1993
This book is designed to provide teachers with interdisciplinary, action oriented environmental activities for grades K-12 concerning the issue of waste. The activities are organized into three sections and several subsections. The first section contains 29 activities pertaining to natural resources and pollution in subsections involving needs and…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cooperative Learning, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
