Features
There's a Snake in My Classroom by David Tonetti
Though it may surprise some, snakes can be an ideal classroom
pet. This article focuses on the educational advantages of
keeping a snake in the classroom, and offers useful
guidelines on how to raise them.
The Biosphere Challenge: Developing Ecological Literacy
by James (Jimmy) W. Karlan
An adaptation of various professional attempts to sustain
life in sealed environments, the biosphere activity
challenges students of all ages to rethink their most
fundamental ideas about nature. In the process, they learn
some principles about ecology.
From Pattern to Principle: Discovering Science Through
Observing Patterns in Nature by Robert Barkman
Asking students to observe patterns in nature, rather than to
just memorize theories, encourages them to construct the big
ideas of science on their own, and to better develop their
"naturalist intelligence".
Young Children as Environmental Citizens by Carole Basile and Cameron White
While exploration and discovery are seen by educators of
young children as the precursors to building environmental
literacy, a key component of environmental literacy is
citizenship. This article shares a number of ways that
environmental educators can help young students lay a
foundation for moving towards issue investigation and action.
Zoning Out: Intertidal Inquiry by Terry Parker
Beach walks with students can be an opportunity for teachers
to explore a variety of environmental concepts and themes
with their students.
Teaching Controversial Issues (reprint) by Pat Clarke
A four-step classroom strategy for clear thinking on
controversial issues.
Sidewalk Botany (reprint) by Sandra K. Reidel
Rediscovering nature on our doorsteps, vacant lots and alleys
can open a kaleidoscope of educational opportunities.
Where's the Future in Teaching? (reprint)
by David Ferns
Creating a citizenry capable of working towards change
requires education that is as much about the future as it is
about the past and present.
The 200-Year Present excerpted from Educating for the Future: A Practical
Classroom Guide, by David Hicks.
This teaching activity helps children aged 10-16 explore
relationships between past, present and future, iand to
develop a sense of chronology.
Rights of Future Generations excerpted from Educating for the Future: A Practical
Classroom Guide, by David Hicks.
This teaching activity
helps children aged 12-18 understand that future generations
have needs, and therefore rights, similar to their own.
Blowing
Up Your World (reprint)
by Jean Harding
A highly visual activity for grades 4-10 that focuses on
individual responsibility for saving the planet.
And as
always, over 20 new educational resources are profiled and
evaluated in this issue of Green Teacher.
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