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Cross Referenced Curriculum with Short List Standards
Social Studies
Social Studies: Citizenship (K-2)
» The
World Pledge (K-5)
Contact: Lillian
Genser
248-545-3207
Curriculum
helps students identify their role as human beings with rights and
responsibilities toward themselves and other members of the world.
Activities, vocabulary, reading extensions (fiction and non fiction)
and poster included. Excellent for K-2 students integrated science,
arts, social studies and math curriculum.
Social Studies: Citizenship (3-5)
» 10
Community Connections by Ginny Graves (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding Our Built Environment (CUBE),
Prairie Village KS 66208
913-262-0691
$19.95 ISBN: 0-9632033-2-0
Activities and projects educate students to better understand and
actively participate in the development of a quality built
environment. The basic concept: vibrant neighborhoods = citizen
involvement and commitment to responsible action.
» The
World Pledge (K-5)
Contact: Lillian
Genser
248-545-3207
Curriculum
helps students identify their role as human beings with rights and
responsibilities toward themselves and other members of the world.
Activities, vocabulary, reading extensions (fiction and non fiction)
and poster included. Excellent for K-2 students integrated science,
arts, social studies and math curriculum.
» Walk
Around the Block (4-8)
Contact: Center
for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE), Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubek.org
$35.00 for
curriculum
ISBN: 0-9632033-0-4
Curriculum teaches students about architectural design, city
planning, and transportation flows through touring and analyzing their
home and school neighborhoods. Curriculum is interdisciplinary
combining history, economics, politics, geography, science and the
arts. Excellent hands-on curriculum. Includes reproducible student
pages.
Social Studies: Citizenship (6-8)
» 10
Community Connections by Ginny Graves (4-8)
Contact: Center for Understanding Our Built Environment (CUBE),
Prairie Village KS 66208
913-262-0691
$19.95 ISBN: 0-9632033-2-0
Activities and projects educate students to better understand and
actively participate in the development of a quality built
environment. The basic concept: vibrant neighborhoods = citizen
involvement and commitment to responsible action.
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Greenmapping
(6-12)
Contact: Modern World Design, Wendy Brawer, P.O. Box 249, NY NY
10002
212-674-1631 or info@greenmap.com
or www.greenmap.com
Create a
greenmap of your local community. Contact website for curriculum.
Greenmapping creates a sense of place when students identify green
spaces and eco-resources in their community. Curriculum includes: 1
page handout, 1 article, curriculum and greenmap example.
» Walk
Around the Block (4-8)
Contact: Center
for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE), Ginny Graves
913-262-8222 or www.cubek.org
$35.00 for
curriculum
ISBN: 0-9632033-0-4
Curriculum teaches students about architectural design, city
planning, and transportation flows through touring and analyzing their
home and school neighborhoods. Curriculum is interdisciplinary
combining history, economics, politics, geography, science and the
arts. Excellent hands-on curriculum. Includes reproducible student
pages.
Social Studies: Citizenship (9-12)
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Earth
Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)
Contact: Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St.
NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036
1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education
or PopEd@zpg.org
Curriculum is
correlated to the National Framework Standards, excellently
researched, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on the effects of
world population growth. Topics covered include: population dynamics,
climate change, air pollution, water resources, deforestation, food
and hunger, waste disposal, wildlife endangerment, energy issues,
wealth and poverty, economics, and solutions to these issues.
» Greenmapping
(6-12)
Contact: Modern World Design, Wendy Brawer, P.O. Box 249, NY NY
10002
212-674-1631 or info@greenmap.com
or www.greenmap.com
Create a
greenmap of your local community. Contact website for curriculum.
Greenmapping creates a sense of place when students identify green
spaces and eco-resources in their community. Curriculum includes: 1
page handout, 1 article, curriculum and greenmap example.
» The
Shape of Change (9-12)
Contact: Creative Change Educational Solutions, Susan Santone,
229 Miles St. Ypsilanti MI 48198-4017
734-482-0924 or educhange@igc,org
$35 Introduction
to Sustainability Curriculum (Module I)
$50 towards a Sustainable Economy (Module II)
` Curriculum uses a fable as its initial teaching tool. Module I
teaches students how to think, evaluate, learn connections and
evaluate evolving practices and programs such as The Natural Step.
Module II includes a 6 week course on economics and sustainability,
globalization, human rights, externalizing costs and new measures of
progress. All curriculum is coordinated with the goals and objectives
of Michigan Educational System.
Social Studies: Conservation (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.
Social Studies: Conservation (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.
Social Studies: Conservation (6-8)
» 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.
Social Studies: Conservation (9-12)
» Conserving
Earth’s Biodiversity (10-12)
Contact: Island Press Books
1-800-828-1302 or www.islandpress.org/wilsoncd
$39.95 for CD
Rom (phone for free demo)
Curriculum
includes video clips of E.O Wilson, world maps, interactive models,
in-depth case studies, photos , interviews teaching conservation
biology and environmental science. Recommended for advanced students.
» Earth
Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)
Contact: Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St.
NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036
1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education
or PopEd@zpg.org
Curriculum is
correlated to the National Framework Standards, excellently
researched, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on the effects of
world population growth. Topics covered include: population dynamics,
climate change, air pollution, water resources, deforestation, food
and hunger, waste disposal, wildlife endangerment, energy issues,
wealth and poverty, economics, and solutions to these issues
» 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.
Social Studies: Environmental Impact Human (K-2)
» 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.
Social Studies: Environmental Impact Human (3-5)
» 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.
Social Studies: Environmental Impact Human (6-8)
» 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.
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Ecological
Footprint: Leaving Shallow Footprints (6-12)
Contact: Redefining Progress, Mathis Wackernagel or
Population Coalition, Monty and Marilyn Hempel, 1476 N. Indian
Hill, Claremont, CA 91711
www.rprogress.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.
» Greenmapping
(6-12)
Contact: Modern World Design, Wendy Brawer, P.O. Box 249, NY NY
10002
212-674-1631 or info@greenmap.com
or www.greenmap.com
Create a
greenmap of your local community. Contact website for curriculum.
Greenmapping creates a sense of place when students identify green
spaces and eco-resources in their community. Curriculum includes: 1
page handout, 1 article, curriculum and greenmap example.
Social Studies: Environmental Impact Human (9-12)
» Acid
Rain (9-12)
Contact: Chemistry Dept. University of Wisconsin at Madison,
1101 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3033
$6.00 for curriculum and $6.00 for experimental supplement
Curriculum describes causes of acid rain and ways to reduce
emissions. Experimental supplement includes 5 related hands-on
experiments.
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Earth
Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)
Contact: Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St.
NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036
1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education
or PopEd@zpg.org
Curriculum is
correlated to the National Framework Standards, excellently
researched, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on the effects of
world population growth. Topics covered include: population dynamics,
climate change, air pollution, water resources, deforestation, food
and hunger, waste disposal, wildlife endangerment, energy issues,
wealth and poverty, economics, and solutions to these issues.
» Ecological
Footprint: Leaving Shallow Footprints (6-12)
Contact: Redefining Progress, Mathis Wackernagel or
Population Coalition, Monty and Marilyn Hempel, 1476 N. Indian
Hill, Claremont, CA 91711
www.rprogress.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.
» Greenmapping
(6-12)
Contact: Modern World Design, Wendy Brawer, P.O. Box 249, NY NY
10002
212-674-1631 or info@greenmap.com
or www.greenmap.com
Create a
greenmap of your local community. Contact website for curriculum.
Greenmapping creates a sense of place when students identify green
spaces and eco-resources in their community. Curriculum includes: 1
page handout, 1 article, curriculum and greenmap example.
Social Studies: Resources Use (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
Social Studies: Resources Use (3-5)
» 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
Social Studies: Resources Use (6-8)
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Junior
World Game (6-12)
Contact: Upland
Hills Ecological Awareness Center, Judy Piazza, 2575 Indian Lake Rd,
Oxford, MI 48370
248-693-1021 or uheac@igc.org
Workshop (fee
$375 or $575 for 2 workshops)
Multi-media game played with an entire class on a large dymaxion
map of the world. Students interact with accurate information about
the distribution of world resources (food, population, energy and
literacy) and develop strategies to make the world work for 100% of
humanity.
» The
Paper Trail: Connecting Economics and Natural Systems (7-12)
Contact: The
Sustainability Education Center of the American Forum for Global
Education, Jamie Cloud, 120 Wall St. Suite 2600 NY, NY 10005
212-624-1300 or globed120@aol.com
Curriculum
tracks paper through its full life cycle. Designed for middle and high
school students, interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics include
decision-making relating to: production, consumption, economics of
paper use and production. Geography, social studies and environmental
concerns addressed.
Social Studies: Resources Use (9-12)
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Earth
Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)
Contact: Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St.
NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036
1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education
or PopEd@zpg.org
Curriculum is
correlated to the National Framework Standards, excellently
researched, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on the effects of
world population growth. Topics covered include: population dynamics,
climate change, air pollution, water resources, deforestation, food
and hunger, waste disposal, wildlife endangerment, energy issues,
wealth and poverty, economics, and solutions to these issues.
» Junior
World Game (6-12)
Contact: Upland
Hills Ecological Awareness Center, Judy Piazza, 2575 Indian Lake Rd,
Oxford, MI 48370
248-693-1021 or uheac@igc.org
Workshop (fee
$375 or $575 for 2 workshops)
Multi-media game played with an entire class on a large dymaxion
map of the world. Students interact with accurate information about
the distribution of world resources (food, population, energy and
literacy) and develop strategies to make the world work for 100% of
humanity.
» Living
in a Material World: Lessons on Commercialism, Consumption and
Environment (9-12)
Contact: Center for A New America Dream, 6930 Carroll Ave,
Suite 900, Takoma Park, MD 20912
202-332-9110 or www.newdream.org
$10
Eight lesson
plans and activities exploring the effects of advertising ,
commercialism, and consumption on the environment and society.
Curriculum offers creative ways to counter commercialism and increase
care for students’ communities.
» The
Paper Trail: Connecting Economics and Natural Systems (7-12)
Contact: The
Sustainability Education Center of the American Forum for Global
Education, Jamie Cloud, 120 Wall St. Suite 2600 NY, NY 10005
212-624-1300 or globed120@aol.com
Curriculum
tracks paper through its full life cycle. Designed for middle and high
school students, interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics include
decision-making relating to: production, consumption, economics of
paper use and production. Geography, social studies and environmental
concerns addressed.
Social Studies: Geography and Population (K-2)
No curriculum was correlated to the Michigan State Framework
Standards, please see Website Listings and Sample Activities
Sections.
Social Studies: Geography and Population (3-5)
No curriculum was correlated to the Michigan State Framework
Standards, please see Website Listings and Sample Activities
Sections.
Social Studies: Geography and Population (6-8)
» Youth
Scenarios for a Sustainable Future: Visions for the Year 2100 (7-12)
Contact:
Planet-TECH Associates, Seth J. Itzkan, 135 Prospect Hill Rd.,
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-2702 or sitzkan@planet-tech.com
Middle and high school web-based curriculum provides units on
futures thinking including trend identification, environmental
scanning, scenario writing, sustainable development, population
growth, climate change and ecological economics. Science, social
studies, and community involvement addressed.
Social Studies: Geography and Population (9-12)
» Earth
Matters: Studies for our Global Future (9-12)
Contact: Zero Population Growth (ZPG)1400 16th St.
NW. Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036
1-800-767-1956 or www.zpg.org/education
or PopEd@zpg.org
Curriculum is
correlated to the National Framework Standards, excellently
researched, interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on the effects of
world population growth. Topics covered include: population dynamics,
climate change, air pollution, water resources, deforestation, food
and hunger, waste disposal, wildlife endangerment, energy issues,
wealth and poverty, economics, and solutions to these issues.
» Living
in a Material World: Lessons on Commercialism, Consumption and
Environment (9-12)
Contact: Center for A New America Dream, 6930 Carroll Ave,
Suite 900, Takoma Park, MD 20912
202-332-9110 or www.newdream.org
$10
Eight lesson plans and activities exploring the effects of
advertising , commercialism, and consumption on the environment and
society. Curriculum offers creative ways to counter commercialism and
increase care for students’ communities.
» 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.
» The
Shape of Change (9-12)
Contact: Creative Change Educational Solutions, Susan Santone,
229 Miles St. Ypsilanti MI 48198-4017
734-482-0924 or educhange@igc,org
$35 Introduction
to Sustainability Curriculum (Module I)
$50 towards a Sustainable Economy (Module II)
` Curriculum uses a fable as its initial teaching tool. Module I
teaches students how to think, evaluate, learn connections and
evaluate evolving practices and programs such as The Natural Step.
Module II includes a 6 week course on economics and sustainability,
globalization, human rights, externalizing costs and new measures of
progress. All curriculum is coordinated with the goals and objectives
of Michigan Educational System.
» Youth
Scenarios for a Sustainable Future: Visions for the Year 2100 (7-12)
Contact:
Planet-TECH Associates, Seth J. Itzkan, 135 Prospect Hill Rd.,
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-2702 or sitzkan@planet-tech.com
Middle and high
school web-based curriculum provides units on futures thinking
including trend identification, environmental scanning, scenario
writing, sustainable development, population growth, climate change
and ecological economics. Science, social studies, and community
involvement addressed.
Social Studies: Improve Environment (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
» 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.
Social Studies: Improve Environment (3-5)
» 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
» 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.
Social Studies: Improve Environment (6-8)
» 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.
Social Studies: Improve Environment (9-12)
» 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.
Social Studies: Public Policy (K-2)
No curriculum was correlated to the Michigan State Framework
Standards, please see Website Listings and Sample Activities
Sections.
Social Studies: Public Policy (3-5)
No curriculum was correlated to the Michigan State Framework
Standards, please see Website Listings and Sample Activities
Sections.
Social Studies: Public Policy (6-8)
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» The
Paper Trail: Connecting Economics and Natural Systems (7-12)
Contact: The
Sustainability Education Center of the American Forum for Global
Education, Jamie Cloud, 120 Wall St. Suite 2600 NY, NY 10005
212-624-1300 or globed120@aol.com
Curriculum
tracks paper through its full life cycle. Designed for middle and high
school students, interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics include
decision-making relating to: production, consumption, economics of
paper use and production. Geography, social studies and environmental
concerns addressed.
» Youth
Scenarios for a Sustainable Future: Visions for the Year 2100 (7-12)
Contact:
Planet-TECH Associates, Seth J. Itzkan, 135 Prospect Hill Rd.,
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-2702 or sitzkan@planet-tech.com
Middle and high
school web-based curriculum provides units on futures thinking
including trend identification, environmental scanning, scenario
writing, sustainable development, population growth, climate change
and ecological economics. Science, social studies, and community
involvement addressed.
Social Studies: Public Policy (9-12)
» A
Sustainable Development Curriculum Framework for World History &
Cultures (9-12)
Contact: Global Learning, Inc., 1018 Stuyvesant Avenue, Union,
NJ 07083
ISBN: 0-928630-001
908-964-1114
Discussions and activities about equity issues, ethics, values and
creating an economically viable (for all peoples and cultures) world.
Good discussion of world politics and potential scenarios.
» Creating
a Humane and Environmentally Sustainable Future / Positive Futures
Fair (7-12)
Contact: Dr. Debra Rowe, Oakland Community College, 739 S.
Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-246-2553 or dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us
free curriculum
A class project where students envision positive scenarios for the
future. Fun and easy to implement. Curriculum covers topics including
science, social studies, language arts and life skills.
» Living
in a Material World: Lessons on Commercialism, Consumption and
Environment (9-12)
Contact: Center for A New America Dream, 6930 Carroll Ave,
Suite 900, Takoma Park, MD 20912
202-332-9110 or www.newdream.org
$10
Eight lesson plans and activities exploring the effects of
advertising , commercialism, and consumption on the environment and
society. Curriculum offers creative ways to counter commercialism and
increase care for students’ communities.
» 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.
» The
Paper Trail: Connecting Economics and Natural Systems (7-12)
Contact: The
Sustainability Education Center of the American Forum for Global
Education, Jamie Cloud, 120 Wall St. Suite 2600 NY, NY 10005
212-624-1300 or globed120@aol.com
Curriculum
tracks paper through its full life cycle. Designed for middle and high
school students, interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics include
decision-making relating to: production, consumption, economics of
paper use and production. Geography, social studies and environmental
concerns addressed.
» The
Shape of Change (9-12)
Contact: Creative Change Educational Solutions, Susan Santone,
229 Miles St. Ypsilanti MI 48198-4017
734-482-0924 or
educhange@igc,org
$35 Introduction
to Sustainability Curriculum (Module I)
$50 towards a Sustainable Economy (Module II)
` Curriculum uses a fable as its initial teaching tool. Module I
teaches students how to think, evaluate, learn connections and
evaluate evolving practices and programs such as The Natural Step.
Module II includes a 6 week course on economics and sustainability,
globalization, human rights, externalizing costs and new measures of
progress. All curriculum is coordinated with the goals and objectives
of Michigan Educational System.
» Youth
Scenarios for a Sustainable Future: Visions for the Year 2100 (7-12)
Contact:
Planet-TECH Associates, Seth J. Itzkan, 135 Prospect Hill Rd.,
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-2702 or sitzkan@planet-tech.com
Middle and high
school web-based curriculum provides units on futures thinking
including trend identification, environmental scanning, scenario
writing, sustainable development, population growth, climate change
and ecological economics. Science, social studies, and community
involvement addressed.
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