Achieving a Sustainable Community; Unit 6 of A Child's Place in the Environment Series
Reviewer Comments
General Content
"These books should be in every classroom as a resource guide. "
"I like the eco-hero section and political action components (the simulations)."
"Tremendous depth."
Pedagogy
"Complete as a stand-alone curriculum. Activities could also support other environmental [education] programs."
"Would like to see systems thinking in this material."
Teacher Usability
"Links to the California Science Content Standards."
"Useful for enhancing particular concepts."
"There is too much to wade through!"
Focus on Communities
"A treasure to the field of environmental education and [study of] human communities."
EE Program/Resource ss Details
Provided by: A Child's Place in the Environment Program Lake County Office Of Education
Description: Unit 6: Achieving a Sustainable Community
Through 20 interdisciplinary and thematic lessons using the constructivist process, sixth-grade teachers help their students learn that organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients and the resources in each ecosystem are limited. Students compare the components of a natural ecosystem to a human-built one and focus on the importance of participating in stewardship practices that reflect caring, understanding, and respect for the natural and human-built environments. Literature is integrated into the curriculum and Chico Mendes is the featured hero. The lessons support the following subconcepts:
- Healthy ecosystems are biologically diverse, have complex interrelationships, and are sustainable.
- Some components, relationships, and energy sources in human communities are similar to those that exist in ecosystems.
- Human communities affect the quality of natural and built environments.
- People can choose to participate in responsible actions to promote sustainable human communities and enhance or protect the quality of the environment.
Recommended literature set support the curriculum. Student activity pages are available in Spanish. This curriculum published by the California Department of Education.
Web Address: http://www.acpe.lake.k12.ca.us
Program/Resource Type: Curriculum
Audience Served: 6, Teachers, Nonformal Educators
Cost: $50 per item plus tax/shipping
EE Focus: Biodiversity, Ecosystems-General, Ecosystems-Chaparral, Ecosystems-Coast/Marine, Ecosystems-Desert, Ecosystems-Forest, Ecosystems-Grassland, Ecosystems-Mountain, Ecosystems-Watershed, Ecosystems-Wetlands, Energy, Environmental Sciences, Land Use, Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt., Nature Awareness, Plants & Animals, Pollution Prevention, Recycling/Waste Mgmt., Sustainable Development, Transportation
Academic Focus: Language Arts, Science, Interdisciplinary
Correlated to these State Standards: English/Language Arts, Science
Correlations to Standards have been determined by the Provider and have not been verfied by CREEC Network staff or CDE.
Counties Served: Lake, Statewide
Additional Languages: Spanish
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