Living Lightly on the Planet, Volume I

Contact Information

Phone: 414-352-2880

Street Address: Schlitz Audubon Center 1111 East Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Good activities to help students understand the effects of population growth. Well laid out, clearly stated objectives, well explained activities."

Presentation
"The information needs to be updated."

Pedagogy
"Very good critical thinking activities—not just rote questions."

Teacher Usability
"As stated in the Introduction, good as a supplementary piece."

Focus on Communities
"A good job of connecting natural and human communities."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Schlitz Audubon Center

Description: Living Lightly on the Planet is part of a K—12 environmental education curriculum of activities designed to increase awareness about the world in which students live and help them develop an environmental ethic. Activities in Volume I (1993 reprint, 120 p.) help students in grades 7—9 investigate human population dynamics and food resources, limits to growth, water resources and use, cycles in urban environments, consumer choices, use of natural resources, and the relationship between human demand for resources and global environmental problems. Ultimately, students are given the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding through their behavior as consumers.

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: 7, 8, 9, 11

Cost: $24

EE Focus: Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt., Population, Urban Environments, Water

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

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Discipline Emphasis

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