Features
Climate of Change by Louise Comeau
With evidence of climate change mounting, 1997 is a good
year for the world's leaders-- and for teachers and
students-- to begin to take action on protecting the
earth's atmosphere.
Cool Schools: What Can Schools Do About Global
Warming
by Tom Yohemas
Schools can take steps to save energy and reduce carbon
emissions.
Teaching About Climate Change: Mayonnaise Jar
Greenhouse
A simple experiment to demonstrate the concept of the
Earth as a greenhouse.
Teaching About Climate Change: On the Move
How climate change might affect the migration and
distribution of animals
Teaching About Climate Change: Round Table on
Climate Change
By emphasizing consensus rather than winning or losing,
round table discussions help students develop teh
negotiation skills needed to implement solutions to
climate change.
Teaching About Climate Change: Transportation and
Climate Change
Activity using full cost assessment to gain an
understanding fo the economic and environmental costs of
vehicle ownership.
A New Kind of Bus Afoot: The Walking School Bus by Elise Houghton
Walking school buses offer cleaner air, safer streets and
local action on global warming.
Can We Still Have Fun in the Sun by Keith C. Heidorn
Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and schoolyards
Sun Shelter: A Schoolyard Respite from the Rays
by Drew Monkman
A Sun Shelter provides a popular outdoor environment for
students.
Discovering the Ancient Temperate Rainforests by Anne Lindsay
Two activities for Grades 3 to 8 that explore species
adaptation and forestry issues in our rich North American
rainforests.
Monument to a River by Bruce R. Dean
An interactive river sculputre provides lessons in the
cultural and natural history of a local river.
Inside the
Internet: Expeditions on the Net (available online) by Richard Kool
Use the web to accompany researchers and adventurers on
electronic field trips around the world.
And as
always, over 20 new educational resources are profiled and
evaluated in this issue of Green Teacher.
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