CurriculumEarth: Communities (10-12)

Contact Information

Phone: 215-482-7300
Fax: 215-482-8158

Email: kbright@schuylkillcenter.org

Street Address: 8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128-1998

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Good inclusion of math and science."

"Brings environmental education to social science classes."

Presentation
"Well organized and easy to use."

Pedagogy
"Student action component could be strengthened."

"Simulations on planning in small groups are great hits with students as imagination is allowed to take off."

Teacher Usability
"Lessons can be integrated individually or used as a whole unit."

Focus on Communities
"Strong land use unit with wide coverage of issues and applications for local assessment."

Specifically relates to land use and ecology.

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Description: CurriculumEarth: An Awareness to Action Program for K—12 consists of 15 units covering environmental education, earth, life, and physical science as well as social science. Lessons are sequentially arranged and move from a study of awareness and values to knowledge and action. Glossary, bibliography, resources, and numerous appendices are included.

The Communities units were reviewed for the purpose of this compendium. At the high school level (1995,190 p.), lessons focus on the history and types of land use, land use planning and conflict, human population, pollution, and sustainable societies. Activities are correlated with National Geography Standards, Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy, and National Science Education Standards.

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

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Cost: $30

EE Focus: Land Use, Pollution Prevention, Population, Sustainable Development

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Science, Interdisciplinary

Counties Served: Statewide

View Sample Pages (PDF)

Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

B+
A-
B+
A-
A-
B+

Discipline Emphasis

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