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Free Spirit Children's Nature Center, Sylvia Eugenia Arce Jan 2004

Free Spirit Children's Nature Center, Sylvia Eugenia Arce

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a blueprint for the creation of the Free Spirit Children's Nature Center. The center has in mind the preservation of a habitat and will offer naturalist programs that enhance children's understanding and love of nature. The interactive nature of the experiences provided through the programs and activities will offer children a hands-on approach to learning that is developmentally appropriate. The primary role of the nature center is proposed to re-create a sense of connectedness to nature and generate healthy communities.


Teaching Water Conservation To Teachers Of Fourth-Sixth Grade Students, Kristine E. Copp Jan 2002

Teaching Water Conservation To Teachers Of Fourth-Sixth Grade Students, Kristine E. Copp

Theses Digitization Project

This project inserviced teachers for grades fourth through sixth on water conservation activities that they could implement with their students. Project Wet (Water Education for Teachers) was used as the basis for the workshops. All selected activities correlated with the California State Content Standards.


Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell Jan 2001

Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell

Theses Digitization Project

This project was created to encourage educators to establish school site gardens. Gardens provide the opportunity to introduce environmental topics, and can become hands-on learning centers for subjects across the course of study.


An Environmental Education Field Guide For Mystic Lake Wetland Habitats, Linda Jean Ellingston Jan 2001

An Environmental Education Field Guide For Mystic Lake Wetland Habitats, Linda Jean Ellingston

Theses Digitization Project

This curriculum guide is for grades four through six. It examines how wetlands, wildlife, and people interact and depend upon each other. The San Jacinto Valley wetland area is used as an example of wetland habitat destruction from population pressures that have changed the natural landscape. It is also used as an example of what habitat reconstruction can do to restore vital habitats. Through student contact with the wetlands increased awareness of the fragile interrelationships between the physical and biological components of a wetland habitat is gained. Students can use ecological themes to help them assimilate collected and given data …


Integrating Environmental Education Into The Curriculum Through Environmental Community Service Learning, Jay Allen Westover Jan 2001

Integrating Environmental Education Into The Curriculum Through Environmental Community Service Learning, Jay Allen Westover

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of environmental education is to increase individuals' ecological knowledge, awareness of associated environmental problems, and motivation to evaluate and implement solutions. This project combined the concepts of environmental education with community service learning to create a new method of curriculum integration: environmental community service learning. The California state standards for environmental education, service learning, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies were integrated into four thematic units using the teaching methodologies of cooperative learning, authentic assessment, and reflection. The integrated, thematic units of this project could be used by educators in a multi-disciplinary, team teaching scenario on in …


Outside Four Walls: Implementing Environmental Education Out-Of-Doors On School Campuses, Diane Marie Bruns Jan 1999

Outside Four Walls: Implementing Environmental Education Out-Of-Doors On School Campuses, Diane Marie Bruns

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Procedure For Raising Trout In The Classroom As Part Of Environmental Education, Ronn Chapman Jan 1999

Procedure For Raising Trout In The Classroom As Part Of Environmental Education, Ronn Chapman

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Environmental Science Curriculum For Eleventh Through Twelfth Grade Classes, Jenelle Sue Bryan Jan 1998

Environmental Science Curriculum For Eleventh Through Twelfth Grade Classes, Jenelle Sue Bryan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Use Of Crafts, Games, And Children's Literature To Enhance Environmental Education, Amy Helene Shamansky Jan 1997

Use Of Crafts, Games, And Children's Literature To Enhance Environmental Education, Amy Helene Shamansky

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Environmental Action Projects Involving Middle School Students, Mark Toney Jan 1995

Environmental Action Projects Involving Middle School Students, Mark Toney

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Waste In Place: Facilitator's Training Handbook, Susan L. Mathieu Jan 1993

Waste In Place: Facilitator's Training Handbook, Susan L. Mathieu

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Development And Construction Of A Model Environmental Study Area, Samuel Joseph Patalano Jan 1993

The Development And Construction Of A Model Environmental Study Area, Samuel Joseph Patalano

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Developing A Guidebook For An Outdoor Classroom, David D. Martell Jan 1992

Developing A Guidebook For An Outdoor Classroom, David D. Martell

Theses Digitization Project

Field guide -- Map -- Nature trail plant species -- Plant identification key -- Species test plot -- Climate -- Cloud identification -- Desert soils -- Tortoise station -- Animal track and pond.


Mountain Habitat Activity Guide, Gina Glock Jan 1992

Mountain Habitat Activity Guide, Gina Glock

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Arbor Day Curriculum Unit For Grades Kindergarten Through Grade Six, Kathleen Ann Story Jan 1992

Arbor Day Curriculum Unit For Grades Kindergarten Through Grade Six, Kathleen Ann Story

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Inservice Needs In Environmental Education And Implementation Suggestions: K-8, Suzan R. Burcham Jan 1991

Assessment Of Inservice Needs In Environmental Education And Implementation Suggestions: K-8, Suzan R. Burcham

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Developing And Implementing An Environmental Education Course At A Local High School, Lawrence E. Ellis Jan 1991

Developing And Implementing An Environmental Education Course At A Local High School, Lawrence E. Ellis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Thematic Approach To Teaching Reading And Environmental Education Kindergarten-Sixth Grade, Christina R. Gonzales Jan 1991

Thematic Approach To Teaching Reading And Environmental Education Kindergarten-Sixth Grade, Christina R. Gonzales

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


An Energy Education Teaching Unit For The Fifth Grade, Lynn A. Thompson Jan 1981

An Energy Education Teaching Unit For The Fifth Grade, Lynn A. Thompson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.