Environmental Education Shanna Mastrangelo

Environmental Education is a lifelong process with the objective to develop students’ Environmental awareness Ecological knowledge Attitudes, values, and commitments for actions Ethical responsibilities for the rational use of resources, and for sound and sustainable development

Environmental Awareness Students must learn about environmental issues in order to be aware, and take the right action. What does this look like?

Ecological Knowledge Lets students’ understand particular knowledge of the diversity and interactions among plants, animals, landforms, watercourses and other traits of the biophysical environment. Attitudes, values, and commitments for actions! Students need to discover that every action counts. Did you know that one new aluminum takes the same electricity to make as ten recycled cans?

How does Environmental Education Work? Once students know more about Environmental issues it will empower and motivate them for responsible actions. Students can perform scientific inquiry to gather data, identify issues, ask questions, and make predictions. Students can propose reasonable solutions, evaluate, and communicate proposed environmental issues.

In Schools You May See… Recycling paper/cardboard and drink containers Students plant token trees on earth day. Set out school duties, such as picking up schoolyard trash regularly. If you plan ahead, what you could see is students taking actions that have greater impacts.

Bibliography: Erodogan, Mehmet. “The Effects of Ecology-Based Summer Nature Education Program On Primary School Students’ Environmental Knowledge, Environmental Affect and Responsible Environmental Behavior. “Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice” 11.4 (2011): 2233-2237. Academic Search Premier.   Forbes, Cory T., and Michaela Zint. “Elementary Teachers’ Beliefs About Perceived Competencies For, and Reported Use of Scientific Inquiry To Promote Student Learning About And For The Environment.” Journal of Environmental Education 42.1 (2011): 30-42. Academic Search Premier. Short, C. Phillip. “Responsible Environmental Action: Its Role and Status In Environmental Education and Environmental Quality,” Journal of Environmental Education 41.1 (July 2010): 7-19

List of Resources Many Informational texts and Acitivty guides: 1.Title: Pollution problems and solutions / Author: National Wildlife Federation 21.Title: Global warming / Author: Laurence Pringle 2.Title: Global pollution / Author: Paul Brown 22.Title: This is my planet; the kids’ guide to global war / Author: Jan Thornhill 3.Title: 50 simple things kids can do to save the earth / Author: Earth Work Groups U.S. 4.Title: The Canadian junior green guide / Author: Teri Degler, 1948 23.Title: Teaching about climate change: cool schools tack / Author: Tim Grant 5.Title: Taking care of Mother Earth / Author: Leanne Flett and Kruger 6.Title: Food and water: threats, shortages, and solutions / Author: Jenny Tesar 7.Title: A cool drink of water / Author: Barbra Kerley 8.Title: The Recycling book / Author: Elizabeth MacLeod 9.Title: Saving Water / Author: Jen Green 10.Title: Waste and recycling / Author: James and Barbara 11.Title: Facts on domestic waste and industrial pollutants / Author: Hugh Johnstone 12.Title: Buried in garbage / Author: Bobbie Kalman 13.Title: Reducing, reusing, and recycling / Author: Bobbie Kalman 14.Title: You can recycle! / Author: Julie Haydon 15. Title: Not your typical book about the environment / Author: Kelsey and Elin 16.Title: Rescue mission – planet earth: a childrens addition / Author: Peace Child International 17.Title: Eco-fun: great projects, experiments, and games / Author: David Suzuki 18.Title: Our earth: how kids are saving the planet / Author: Janet Wilson 19.Title: Investigating climate change: scientists search / Author: Rebecca Johnston 20.Title: Global warming / Author: Angela Royston