Have middle or high school students that believe they
don't like science?  Try an indirect approach to encourage
their interest, using the
Aqua Venturer Teacher Guide, by
Sarah Lynn Cunningham and published by the Water
Environment Federation.  They'll learn how to do real local
historical research and why many historians see municipal
water supply and wastewater treatment as the biggest leaps
in human longevity.
Sarah Lynn Cunningham
For Teachers
Annotated Environmental Ed Bibliography,
by Sarah Lynn Cunningham, using a
system of icons quickly guides educators
in selecting age-appropriate,
multi-disciplinary trade literature for inter-
mediate students with various
environmental themes.
Want to teach your students about climate change, but not sure which concepts
are age-appropriate, much less how to teach them?  Consult these
guidelines
for global climate change education from the National Wildlife Federation, and
the National Oceanic and  Atmospheric Administration's
Climate Literacy
approach to teaching science standards and . . .  
Down-load the Energy Hog Challenge Teacher Guide for
grades 3-6, from the Alliance to Save Energy.  It provides
information and activities to support science, technology,
math, language arts and social studies learning through
exploration of different sources of energy, how energy is
used -- and how students can save energy by becoming
Energy Hog Busters.  Student guide available, too.
 
Schools spend more on energy than they do on computers and text books
combined!  
Green schools lower their energy budgets, reduce their contributions
to local air pollution and global climate change and have more comfortable
classrooms and facilities.
. . . and this great source of guidance and K-12 lesson plans:
Teaching About Climate Change: Cool Schools Tackle
Global Warming, edited by Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn,
New Society Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0-86571-437-1,
$15.95.
John James Audubon made lasting changes in how
artists depict wildlife.  He lived and worked in Louisville,
KY, from 1808-1810; he and his family moved to
Henderson, KY.  Studying Audubon's work provides a
great way to connect core content in science, social
studies, the visual arts and language arts.  Try this
Audubon lesson plan, sponsored by River Fields, Inc.
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