Our Only Earth Series (7-9)

Contact Information

Phone: 800-232-2187

Mailing Address: PO Box 66006-W

Tucson, Arizona 85728-6006

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Looks at global problems from a variety of viewpoints."

Pedagogy
"A good blend of problem solving skills."

"Good critical thinking activities that are open-ended."

"Involves students in knowledge building and research."

Teacher Usability
"Good independent study for G.A.T.E. students. This would meet the new guidelines for differentiated learning.

Not appropriate for EL (English Learners) or low readers.

"Writing to organizations for information is great, but responses come in at varying times. What do you do while you are waiting?"

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Zephyr Press

Description: Our Only Earth is a four-unit interdisciplinary curriculum (grade levels 4—12) focused on global problem solving. Three of the four units were reviewed for this compendium: Endangered Species (1998 reprint, 108 p.), Poverty, Hunger & Overpopulation (1998 reprint, 106 p.), and The Ocean Crisis (1998 reprint, 112 p.). Each unit offers eight classroom activities that begin with an introduction to the issue and conclude with student research projects and a Youth Summit. Cooperative learning exercises, world geography lessons, and strategies to conduct self-directed learning experiences are included. Masters for a Summit Journal, glossary, and bibliography are also provided.

Web Address: http://www.zephyrpress.org/

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Cost: $25

EE Focus: Endangered Species, Population

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Language Arts

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

A-
A
A-
A
A-
A

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language