Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk

Contact Information

Main Contact: Kay Antunez

Phone: 916-653-7958
Fax: 916-653-6378

Email: Kay.Antunez@fire.ca.gov

Mailing Address: PO Box 944246

Street Address: 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1506-18
Sacramento, California 95814

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Very complete units on risk assignment and toxics, forests, and forest communities."

Pedagogy
"Excellent student action project opportunities and ideas."

"Excellent teacher background and organizing strategies. Allows students to evaluate their own opinions."

Teacher Usability
"PLT always does a great job in lesson introduction with objectives, time, etc. for the teacher."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Project Learning Tree, California

Description: Secondary level modules of Project Learning Tree, The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (1998, 136 p.), Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (1998, 227 p.), and Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (1998, 76 p.) help students explore environmental issues through investigation and experimentation, and take action to solve problems. Forest Ecology examines the ecological systems, natural processes, and human influences within a forest. Focus on Risk explores the meaning and implication of risk assessment, probability, and decision-making regarding risks, wildfires, and natural hazards. Focus on Forests examines conflicts in old growth forests, including ownership, management, and endangered species on forest lands. A supplement correlates activities to California Content Standards for Science, History-Social Science, and English-Language Arts.

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

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: 9, 10, 11, 12

Cost: Provided free at low-cost or free workshop

EE Focus: Ecosystems-Forest, Endangered Species, Land Use, Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt.

Academic Focus: Science, Interdisciplinary

Correlated to these State Standards: English/Language Arts, History/Social Science, Science
Correlations to Standards have been determined by the Provider and have not been verfied by CREEC Network staff or CDE.

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