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The following Pennsylvania-supported environmental curricula are broad-based, often covering a multitude of topics and age groups. They are included in their own category because otherwise they would come up in every search.
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Curriculum Earth/REEP is the Schuylkill Center's own classroom-based
environmental education curriculum developed by and for teachers for
grades K-12. Each unit focuses on one ecological concept necessary
to understand a particular environmental problem. These units are ideal
resources for helping students gain competency in specific standards
outlined by the School District of Philadelphia and the PA State Board
of Education.
Contact Information
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Telephone 215.482.7300, x153
Email: lwacker@schuylkillcenter.org
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“Environment and Ecology for
Pennsylvania, Meeting the Standards” is aimed
at secondary educators to help their students understand
the environment, natural resources and the human
impact on them. The272-page textbook contains activities,
Pennsylvania-specific case studies and lesson reviews.
It also includes chapters on topics ranging from
watershed and wetlands and environmental health to
threatened and endangered species and integrated
pest management.
The accompanying “Teacher’s Manual” refers teachers
to the Environment and Ecology Standards that can be met with each activity,
assesses students’ proficiency through chapter tests and includes
a sample of the upcoming Pennsylvania STEEP test. Web resources and integrated
lessons and activities are also included.
Published by The Globe Fearon Pearson Learning Group, “Environment
and Ecology for Pennsylvania, Meeting the Standards” hardcover
textbook and “Teacher’s Manual” are $29.95 each, plus
shipping and handling.
ISBN: 0130241873 Student ed.
ISBN: 0130241881 Teacher's Manual
Contact:
Globe Fearon Pearson Learning Group
229 Jefferson Road Parsippany, NJ 07054
Telephone: 1-800-321-3106
Website: Go To Website
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Food, Land & People's science-
and social sciences-based curriculum, Resources for
Learning, currently serves Pre-K to 12th grade students
throughout the United States. The curriculum consists
of 55 hands-on lessons, developed and tested by more
than a thousand educators. The subjects range from
environmental science and stewardship ("Don't
Use It All Up!") to human populations and land
use issues ("What Will the Land Support?")
Food, Land & People addresses critical
needs of agriculture, education, and the environment.
Food, Land & People is committed to providing
students and people of all ages the information they
will need to make thoughtful choices for the future.
State Affiliate Contact:
Patricia Vathis
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
phone: (717) 783-6994; fax: (717) 783-3946
Email: pvathis@state.pa.us
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This aquatic science curriculum is
for students grades 5-7. The 400 page teacher’s
manual includes information and hands-on activities
to teach aquatic science. Most of the equipment needed
for these activities can be found around the house.
Includes 50 exercises. The curriculum was developed
by the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Contact:
Karen Richardson
South Philadelphia
Knrmobile@aol.com
Website: Go To Website
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The publication focuses on bird biology,
habitat, identify and observing birds, research,
bird and human interactions, and actions that individuals
can take to protect bids and their habitat. An extensive
appendix includes resource recommendation, tips,
trading card, glossary and much more. The cost of
the publication is $25, and can be purchased by sending
a check made payable to Audubon PA and sending it
to: PA Songbirds at the state office in Harrisburg.
Contact:
Audubon Pennsylvania
100 Wildwood Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Website: Go To Website
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Project WILD Aquatic K-12 Curriculum
and Activity Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and
aquatic ecosystems. Each is organized in topic units
and is based on the Project WILD conceptual framework.
Because these materials are designed for integration
into existing courses of study, instructors may use
one or many Project WILD activities or the entire
set of activities may serve quite effectively as
the basis for a course of study.
Each Project WILD activity contains all the information needed to conduct
that activity including objectives, method, background information,
a list of materials needed, procedures, evaluation suggestions, recommended
grade levels, subject areas, duration, group size, setting, and key
terms. A glossary is provided, as well as a cross-reference by topics
and skills.
State Coordinator:
Project WILD Coordinator
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Division of Information & Education
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
Tel: (717) 657-4010
Fax: (717) 772-0542
Email: TAlberici@state.pa.us
Web Site: Go To Website
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Project Learning Tree, which the Department of Education sponsors in
cooperation with DCNR's Bureau of Forestry, focuses on the natural
world, with an emphasis in forest resources. The major aspect of the
program is teacher training with an emphasis on "hands on" education.
Several thousand teachers are trained each year, and many colleges
and universities require all education majors to receive some exposure
to the project.
State Coordinator:
Patti Vathis
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
333 Market St, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: 717-783-6994
Fax: 717-783-3946
Email: pvathis@state.pa.us
Web Site: Go To Website |
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Project WET, the newest member of
Education's teacher training efforts, deals with
water as a cultural, social and consumptive resource
that is essential to human life. Incorporated with
the project is a new supplemental activity book that
deals with wetlands, The Wonders of Wetlands. The
Pennsylvania Conservation Districts have signed on
as co-sponsors with the Office of Environment and
Ecology to promote Project WET in the state's school
districts.
State Coordinator:
Patricia Vathis
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
phone: (717) 783-6994; fax: (717) 783-3946
Email: pvathis@state.pa.us
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Project WILD is one of the most widely-used
conservation and environmental education programs
among educators of students in kindergarten through
high school.
Project WILD is based on the premise that young people and educators
have a vital interest in learning about our natural world.
The program emphasizes wildlife because
of its intrinsic and ecological values, as well as
its importance as a basis for teaching how ecosystems
function. In the face of competing needs and pressures
affecting the quality and sustainability of life
on earth, Project WILD addresses the need for human
beings to develop as responsible citizens of our
planet.
State Coordinator:
Project WILD Coordinator
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Division of Information & Education
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
Tel: (717) 657-4010
Fax: (717) 772-0542
Email: TAlberici@state.pa.us
Web Site: Go To Website
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Interdisciplinary instructional activities
on Pennsylvania Forest and land use aligned with
the environment and ecology standards.
Contact:
Patricia L. Vathis
Environment & Ecology Education Advisor
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Voice: Voice: 717-783-6994
Fax: FAX: 717-783-3946
Email: pvathis@state.pa.us
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Watershed Education is an educational
program for students and teachers in grades 6-12. The
Bureau of State Parks' Watershed Education is an educational,
action-oriented, multi-disciplinary curriculum and
program that promotes investigation, research and decision-making
skills. Watershed Education is designed to serve Pennsylvania
teachers and students on the topic of watershed education,
comply with the watershed-based management directive
of the Department of Environmental Protection, and
address the proposed Environment and Ecology standards
from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Statewide Program Coordinator:
Terri Kromel
P.O. Box 8551
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551
Phone: 717-783-4356
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WET in the City engages K-12 youth in hands-on activities
that creatively explore the science of water, its cultural
context, and complex issues surrounding its management
and stewardship. The program is delivered at the local
level, city by city, and targets urban educators with
relevant, localized water education through a network
of city partners.
Contact:
Council for Environmental Education
5555 Morningside, Suite 212
Houston, TX 77005
Phone: 713.520.1936
Fax: 713.520.8008
Email: Contact CEE
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WOW!
The Wonder of Wetlands |
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WOW!: The Wonders Of Wetlands is an acclaimed, comprehensive, interdisciplinary
curriculum guide for educators of grade levels K-12. The latest edition,
co-published in 1995 by Environmental
Concern and The Watercourse (Bozeman, MT), includes more than
50 fun and effective learning-activities for both indoor and outdoor
use. These activities focus on the three definitive wetland parameters:
water, soil, and plants; there are animal-oriented exercises as well.
Equally important, the user is given
extensive background information on wetlands and
a glossary of terms, either within, or cross-referenced
with, the activities. The 330 page guide also contains
some basic ideas for wetland enhancement, restoration,
and construction, and a listing of other educational
wetland resources. It is currently in use throughout
the United States and in several other countries.
EC also offers teacher and leadership
training workshops to support the use of WOW!. Since
1991, nearly 5000 participants in more than 30 states
have attended WOW! workshops, which vary from a few
hours to one and half days in length.
Now correlated to the National Science
Education Standards.
Contact:
Patricia L. Vathis
Environment & Ecology Education Advisor
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Voice: 717-783-6994
Fax: FAX: 717-783-3946
Email: pvathis@state.pa.us
Website: Go To Website
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