Environmental Science Series (7-9)

Contact Information

Reservations/Ordering Info: Call, mail, fax, on-line ordering

Phone: 800-526-9907
Fax: 800-393-3156

Mailing Address: PO Box 2500

Street Address: Pearson Learning Group, 135 South Mount Zion Road
Lebanon, Indiana 46052

Last Updated: 07-22-2006

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Excellent Teacher Resource Manuals."

Presentation
"The Teacher Resource Manual offers objectives, background, vocabulary, interdisciplinary connections, and suggested cooperative learning strategies."

Pedagogy
"Interesting lab activities."

"Reading level is too high."

"Attempts to coordinate content with hands-on activities."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Dale Seymour Publications

Description: Environmental Science: Changing Populations, Ecosystems, Land Use, Water & Air (1995) is a five-part curriculum, each part consisting of a Student Book and Teacher Resource Manual. Student readings are followed by field or lab studies, case studies and review questions; the corresponding Teacher Resource Manual provides answers, a guide to the activities, and suggestions for performance assessment. Four of the five titles in the series were reviewed for this compendium. Changing Populations (92 p. and 41 p.) examines populations including human populations, and the human impact on natural ecosystems. Ecosystems (92 p. and 41 p.) examines the nature of ecosystems, the changes and interactions within them, and human values and environmental ethics. Land Use (92 p. and 43 p.) examines food production and natural processes, farming practices and environmental implications, land use and management in human communities, and waste production. Water & Air (92 p. and 36 p.) studies water supplies, quality, and conservation, as well as the atmosphere and air pollution issues.

Web Address: http://plgcatalog.pearson.com

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: 7, 8, 9

Cost: $13.95 per book; $12.50 per teacher resource manual

EE Focus: Agriculture/Farming, Air, Ecosystems-General, Environmental Sciences, Land Use, Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt., Pollution Prevention, Population, Recycling/Waste Mgmt., Water

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Science

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

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

Discipline Emphasis

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