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Cross Referenced Curriculum with Short List Standards
Mathematics
Mathematics: Surveys (K-2)
» Closing
the Loop (K-6)
Contact: Integrated Waste Management California Environmental
Protection Agency
415-554-3422 or 916-255-2385 or www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/curriculum/ctl/default.htm.
Detailed curriculum with thorough discussion and extension
activities. Topics include: making paper by hand, vermicomposting
(worm bins), landfill information and packaging.
» Ocean
Arks International: Building an Educational Living Machine™
(K-12)
Contact: Marc Companion at www.oceanarks.org
or email: info@oceanarks.org
Cost: $25 for manual
Create a Living
Machine in your classroom (creating water habitats for water
purification). Excellent curriculum for sustainable education, teacher
generated & tested curricula, sample activities primarily written
for K-8 though actual curricula appropriate for K-12.
Mathematics: Surveys (3-5)
» Closing
the Loop (K-6)
Contact: Integrated Waste Management California Environmental
Protection Agency
415-554-3422 or 916-255-2385 or www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/curriculum/ctl/default.htm.
Detailed curriculum with thorough discussion and extension
activities. Topics include: making paper by hand, vermicomposting
(worm bins), landfill information and packaging.
» Connections:
A Curriculum in Appropriate Technology for 5th & 6th
grades (5-6)
Contact: National Center for Appropriate Technology, Box 3838
Butte, MT 59701
$5.00 for teachers guide with reproducible activities for classroom
Very good, integrated curriculum discussing the effects of our
everyday actions on the environment. Topics include: waste, water,
energy, gardening, recycling, transportation---discussion, activities
and quizzes for each section.
» Ocean
Arks International: Building an Educational Living Machine™
(K-12)
Contact: Marc Companion at www.oceanarks.org
or email: info@oceanarks.org
Cost: $25 for manual
Create a Living
Machine in your classroom (creating water habitats for water
purification). Excellent curriculum for sustainable education, teacher
generated & tested curricula, sample activities primarily written
for K-8 though actual curricula appropriate for K-12.
Mathematics: Surveys (6-8)
» Ecological
Footprint: Leaving Shallow Footprints (6-12)
Contact: Global Footprint Network, Mathis Wackernagel or
Population Coalition, Monty and Marilyn Hempel, 1476 N. Indian
Hill, Claremont, CA 91711
www.footprintnetwork.org
or mhempel@earthlink.net
to measure the footprint of your school: www.secondnature.org/programs/starfish/
(click on methods, then click on environmental studies)
Mathis
Wackernagel developed the Footprint calculator to help individuals
evaluate how many resources they are using in terms of energy. Each
person is given a fixed amount of energy use per year and this
exercise helps determine priorities. Many versions are available now.
Excellent exercise, especially for school energy assessment projects.
» Ocean
Arks International: Building an Educational Living Machine™
(K-12)
Contact: Marc Companion at www.oceanarks.org
or email: info@oceanarks.org
Cost: $25 for manual
Create a Living
Machine in your classroom (creating water habitats for water
purification). Excellent curriculum for sustainable education, teacher
generated & tested curricula, sample activities primarily written
for K-8 though actual curricula appropriate for K-12.
Mathematics: Surveys (9-12)
» Ecological
Footprint: Leaving Shallow Footprints (6-12)
Contact: Global Footprint Network, Mathis Wackernagel or
Population Coalition, Monty and Marilyn Hempel, 1476 N. Indian
Hill, Claremont, CA 91711
www.footprintnetwork.org
or mhempel@earthlink.net
to measure the footprint of your school: www.secondnature.org/programs/starfish/
(click on methods, then click on environmental studies)
Mathis
Wackernagel developed the Footprint calculator to help individuals
evaluate how many resources they are using in terms of energy. Each
person is given a fixed amount of energy use per year and this
exercise helps determine priorities. Many versions are available now.
Excellent exercise, especially for school energy assessment projects.
» Ocean
Arks International: Building an Educational Living Machine™
(K-12)
Contact: Marc Companion at www.oceanarks.org
or email: info@oceanarks.org
Cost: $25 for manual
Create a Living
Machine in your classroom (creating water habitats for water
purification). Excellent curriculum for sustainable education, teacher
generated & tested curricula, sample activities primarily written
for K-8 though actual curricula appropriate for K-12.
» Population
and Consumption (9-12)
Contact: Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Popnet,
Karen Hlynsky, 55 Chapel St. Newton
MA 02458-1060
401-941-8249 or khlynsky@edc,org
or www.edc.org/INT/EEPP/
Popnet helps
students understand the issues of population growth, resource
consumption and the long term impacts of this issue. Pre and post
tests, vocabulary, and copy ready exercises included in curriculum.
Mathematics: Construct Forms (K-2)
» Shelburne
Farms: Project Seasons, Hands-on activities for discovering the
wonders of the world written by Deborah Parrella, illustrated by Cat
Bowman Smith (K-6)
Contact: The Stewardship Institute, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne,
VT 05482
802-985-8686
ISBN: 0-9642163-0-2
$24.95
Seasonally based, integrative, innovative curriculum. Activities
range from animal tracking, butter making, worm composting to seed
anatomy. All activities included detailed directions, history,
reproducible student sheets and prep-time.
Mathematics: Construct Forms (3-5)
» Shelburne
Farms: Project Seasons, Hands-on activities for discovering the
wonders of the world written by Deborah Parrella, illustrated by Cat
Bowman Smith (K-6)
Contact: The Stewardship Institute, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne,
VT 05482
802-985-8686
ISBN: 0-9642163-0-2
$24.95
Seasonally based, integrative, innovative curriculum. Activities
range from animal tracking, butter making, worm composting to seed
anatomy. All activities included detailed directions, history,
reproducible student sheets and prep-time.
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
Mathematics: Construct Forms (6-8 )
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
Mathematics: Construct Forms (9-12)
No curriculum correlated to the Michigan State Framework Standard.
Please see website listings for further information.
Mathematics: Patterns (K-2)
» Ecology
for All Ages: Discovering Nature Through Activities for Children and
Adults by Jorie Hunken (K-6)
Science / English Language Arts oriented for K-8 but primarily
K-5. Focus: streambeds, water habitats, neighborhood ecosystems,
pond life, field ecology, woodland & desert ecology. Easy to
use, teacher resource.
Contact: The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 833 Old Saybrook, CT
06475 ISBN 1-56440-138-3
Cost: $16.95
Mathematics: Patterns (3-5)
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
» Ecology
for All Ages: Discovering Nature Through Activities for Children and
Adults by Jorie Hunken (K-6)
Science / English Language Arts oriented for K-8 but primarily
K-5. Focus: streambeds, water habitats, neighborhood ecosystems,
pond life, field ecology, woodland & desert ecology. Easy to
use, teacher resource.
Contact: The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 833 Old Saybrook, CT
06475 ISBN 1-56440-138-3
Cost: $16.95
Mathematics: Patterns (6-8)
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
Mathematics: Patterns (9-12)
» Population
and Consumption (9-12)
Contact: Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Popnet,
Karen Hlynsky, 55 Chapel St. Newton
MA 02458-1060
401-941-8249 or khlynsky@edc,org
or www.edc.org/INT/EEPP/
Popnet helps
students understand the issues of population growth, resource
consumption and the long term impacts of this issue. Pre and post
tests, vocabulary, and copy ready exercises included in curriculum.
Mathematics: Shapes (K-2)
No curriculum correlated for the Michigan State Framework
Standards for this topic.
Mathematics: Shapes (3-5)
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
Mathematics: Shapes (6-8)
» Box
City (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding our Built Environment (CUBE),
Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubekc.org
$30.00
ISBN: 0-9632033-1-2
Curriculum teaches how cities are planned, or unplanned; what makes
a quality city, and how students can participate in the improvement of
the built environment. Participants build a city using modular boxes
in 4-, 5-, and 6-inch sizes. CUBE’s philosophy is to empower kids to
take responsible action in their own community. Curriculum is
thorough, easy to use and interdisciplinary.
Mathematics: Shapes (9-12)
No curriculum correlated for the Michigan State Framework
Standards.
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