Our Only Earth Series (4-6)

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
"The culminating activity of a Youth Summit conference is perfect for older students."

Pedagogy
"The culminating activity of a Youth Summit conference is perfect for older students."

Teacher Usability
"Activities are better suited for sixth grade and older."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Zephyr Press

Description: Our Only Earth (1998 reprint) 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 (108 p.), Poverty, Hunger & Overpopulation (106 p.), and The Ocean Crisis (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 each

EE Focus: Ecosystems-Coast/Marine, Endangered Species, Pollution Prevention, Population, Water

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Science, Interdisciplinary

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