Outlines the approach used to teach ornithology to pupils in one British school system via a two-year course. The full text of the syllabus for the course is included as an appendix to the article. (PEB)

In this report, a one-page summary is included about each of the projects active within the 1956-74 period that responded to a questionnaire sent. In addition to the basic facts, a commentary on what were thought to have been major accomplishments of the particular group is presented. Keys to the information on project descriptions are provided,…

This is the third of four booklets describing the Environmental Living Program. This program, which has been in operation since 1969, provides overnight living experiences for elementary and secondary school students at cultural, historic, or prehistoric sites throughout the West. This booklet discusses such questions as: How do the teachers…

Presented is a report of a program of the American Society for Metals, designed to introduce materials science principles via solid state chemistry into high school chemistry courses. At the time of the inception of this program in the mid-sixties, it was felt that high school students were not being adequately exposed to career opportunities in…

This teacher's handbook provides information about the philosophy, rationale, and teaching strategies of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program, as well as information about the SCIS physical and life science sequences to provide teachers with an understanding of the program's overall content and structure. Much of the material in…

This publication is intended to serve as a teacher's guide for the instructional television series entitled "What On Earth?" The program, a one-year course for eighth-grade students, is composed of units on the earth as a body in space, meteorology, oceanography, and geology. Each topic is covered through a series of television programs. In the…

This document presents an explanation, illustration, and evaluation of a Students Toward Environmental Participation (S.T.E.P.) Project at Rutherford High School in Bay County, Florida. The main objective of this S.T.E.P. Project was to train high school students to teach environmental awareness activities to elementary students. This booklet…

This document, published by the Ministry of Education of British Columbia, represents an extensive modification of the 1969 permissive elementary science program, a materials-based program which necessitates the involvement of students in scientific activities and explorations. Science teaching involves the student in the processes of science.…

Describes a Human Life Science program for the elementary school emphasizing physical, mental, emotional, and social growth. The program consists of two units: (1) The Human Body, and (2) Drugs, including Drug Information, Alcohol, and Tobacco. The guide outlines basic concepts to be developed, sets of objectives, background information, teaching…

This booklet contains the final report of an environmental education project designed to make use of the local community as an environmental learning resource. This three year program was developed by the Minnesota Environmental Science Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with three local school systems. The booklet is divided into five major…

This is the Teacher's Guide for six video programs: "Introduction to Ecosystems"; "Tundra"; "Coastal Forest"; "Oceans"; "Impact of Human Habitation"; and "Taiga". The programs are designed to fit into courses for students from grades five through high school in which ecology is taught.…

A supplement to 5 previous bibliographies, this bibliography provides access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in outdoor education. Part I contains 143 citations and abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" (RIE) from the January 1975 issue through the December 1975 issue. Part…

Describes an environmental education program that provides activity guides for elementary and secondary grades. Four sample activities focusing on the long-range effects of an action, vacation homes, wooden pencils, and favorite things are included. Objectives and procedures for each activity are presented along with additional information on the…

Energy education units (consisting of a general teacher's guide and nine units containing a wide variety of energy lessons, resources, learning aids, and bibliography) were developed for the Indiana Energy Education Program from existing energy education materials. The units were designed to serve as an entire curriculum, resource document,…

THIS HANDBOOK FOR OREGON PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IS FOR USE IN PLANNING AND UTILIZING THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL OF THE REGIONAL OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM HEADQUARTERED AT PORTLAND, OREGON. THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL WHICH UTILIZES CAMPS OWNED BY YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDES ELEMENTARY CLASSES (PRIMARY GRADE 6) AND THEIR TEACHERS…