Compiled by a teacher, this handbook will serve as a guide to elementary teachers who want to provide students with an understanding of their American heritage. Classroom activities for use in a reading or social studies lesson are described. The activities are many and varied and include the following: developing a family tree; making a sandwich…

This manual was written to provide basic information on the metric system for Kentucky teachers. Why we are going metric is briefly discussed, followed by a concise presentation of metric measures. What children should learn is specified in terms of competencies for grades 3, 6, and 9. Teaching tips are presented, with activities for use with…

The material contained in this document is the result of an Education Professions Development Act Grant awarded to Miami-Dade Junior College for the fiscal year 1972. Much of the material was developed in a two-week teacher training workshop held in July, 1972, in Miami Beach, Florida. In this session, 46 faculty members from across the country,…

This booklet is a teacher's guide for teaching about energy, uses of energy, sources of energy, and ways to conserve energy. The activities are designed for secondary school students, grades 8-12. Included are background information, a variety of activities, sheets that can be copied for handouts, and a bibliography of student references. (RH)

Six global objectives--energy, earth resources, waste disposal, population, interdependence, and quality of life--are used as a framework in preparing this open design for environmental education, one which emphasizes behavioral change in the affective domain. To aid classroom teachers in achieving these goals, the guide is divided into five…

This publication is the second volume of teaching activities in environmental education designed for student use in grades K-12. Each activity has been classified by the editors according to the most appropriate grade level, subject matter, environmental concept involved, and environmental problem area. Subject areas are science, mathematics,…

Developed for sixth-, ninth-, and tenth-grade teachers involved in outdoor education, this guidebook presents a comprehensive approach to program planning and curriculum development in the out-of-doors. Included are preliminary planning checklists, duties, information and consent forms, and topic summaries. Two-thirds of the book is devoted to…

This volume contains a series of papers which develop multidisciplinary environmental education activities in seven subject matter areas: political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. Different formats are used for organizing the materials in each of the different subject areas.…

In an effort to help elementary teachers see how the out-of-doors can be utilized in everyday teaching, this manual lists possible outdoor activities that can be included in the school curriculum. Introductory information defines objectives of outdoor education, suggestions for evaluation of outdoor education experiences, and techniques for…

Increasing the opportunities for young children to become perceptive of the environment around them is the goal of a year-long environmental project for primary grade students described in this booklet. An environmental encounter approach is adopted, focusing all of one's senses on the particular environment he is experiencing at the moment,…

Prepared for use in outdoor and environmental studies, this manual provides a collection of activities which focus on awareness, represented as a process involving observation, interpretation, and application. Traditional subjects and processes are suggested for each component of the awareness continuum. However, because the activities are…

Representing an initial effort in activity construction, this booklet of environmental education activities was developed by teachers attending a 1972 summer workshop of the Menomonie, Wisconsin, School District titled K-12 Environmental Education Program. The activities cover a range of subject areas--biology, science, social studies, language…

This sampler for teachers provides information for initiating and dealing with environmental studies in the classroom. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, behavioral objectives related to environmental awareness are listed for social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, health, physical education, recreation, music, and local…

This sourcebook, designed for use in grades K-12, contains energy teaching activities related to energy resources, production, distribution and use. Each activity has been classified by the editors according to the most appropriate grade level, subject matter, and energy concept involved. Subject areas are science, mathematics, social studies,…

Secondary-level activities include throwing dice to model exponential growth, measuring caloric values, and determining the efficiency of fluorescent and incandescent lighting. Students also measure the amount of heat absorbed in a closed car in the sun, and "spin" a good life web in order to visualize the entanglements of a high standard of…