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Environmental Education

Environmental Education. Presentation by: Lucy Phan, Karen Gill, Kelsey Beaudry, Linda Vuong, Sherise Nepinak. What is Environmental Education?.

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Environmental Education

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  1. Environmental Education Presentation by: Lucy Phan, Karen Gill, Kelsey Beaudry, Linda Vuong, Sherise Nepinak

  2. What is Environmental Education? Environmental education is a process aimed at developing world population that is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems and which has the knowledge, attitudes, commitments and skills to work individually and collectively towards the solution of the current problems and prevention of the new ones. - greenteacher.org

  3. Ultimate Goals of Environmental Education • To enable people to understand the interdependence of all the life on this planet. • To increase people’s awareness of the economic, political, social, cultural, technological and environmental forces which foster sustainable development.

  4. Objectives of Environmental Education The first inter-governmental Conference on Environmental Education held at Tbilisi in 1977 established the objectives of Educational Education. These are to develop the following qualities in individuals and social groups: • An awareness of the environment and its problems •  Basic knowledge and understanding of the environment and its interrelationship with humans • Social values and attitudes which are in harmony with environmental quality • Skills to solve environmental problems • Ability to evaluate environmental measures and education programmes • A sense of responsibility and urgency towards the environment so as to ensure appropriate actions to solve environmental problems.

  5. Earth Friendly Resource Materials • Earth Care Canada - www.earthcarecanada.com • Eco Kids - www.ecokids.ca (Earth Day Canada Website) Canadian Site for Elementary kids; free teachers’ sign up • Kids for Saving Earth – www.kidsforsavingearth.org • Wetland Conservation Website (lesson plans for teachers) - http://www.ducks.ca/resource/students/teens/index.html • Green Teachers - www.greenteacher.org(Lesson Plans) • EEK! Environmental Education for Kids - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/

  6. Activity: Make the Connections! Objectives/Outcomes: • To demonstrate the connections between various elements in the environment. Subject: Social Studies  Topic: Relationships between elements of nature Grade:  5 - 8     Time:  1 hour 

  7. HOME • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IozVfph7I

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