Environmental Education for the Seventies.

Overview & Synopsis

This interdisciplinary environmental education classroom manual was designed with the needs of both educators and pupils in mind. The manual is a compilation of articles, activities, and resources which exemplifies methods of media and the philosophy pertinent to environmental education. The volume contains materials collected from a variety of sources: the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Campfire Girls, educators and environmentalists. The manual is divided into five sections. Section A deals with the philosophy and concepts of environmental education and program development. Symposium abstracts, curriculum guidelines, and program guidelines are included. Section B deals with lesson plans and provides the teacher with information methods and sample plans. The activities included in this section cover environmental education in various subject areas, problem solving, investigations of both the natural and man-made environments, and a model for an environmental education program. Section C contains listings of resource books, reprints, simulations, kits, graphics, film transparencies, silent films, and film loops: Section D contains an aids bibliography compiled for the U.S. Office of Education and presents a comprehensive listing of materials prepared for teachers. A further listing of environmental films is included in Section E. (TK)