PRESENTATION BY: LUCY PHAN, KAREN GILL, KELSEY BEAUDRY, LINDA VUONG, SHERISE NEPINAK

Environmental Environmental EducationEducation

What is Environmental Education?What is Environmental Education?

Environmental education is a process aimed at developing world population that is aware

of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems and which has

the knowledge, attitudes, commitments and skills to work individually and collectively

towards the solution of the current problems and prevention of the new ones.

- greenteacher.org

Ultimate Goals of Environmental Ultimate Goals of Environmental EducationEducation

To enable people to understand the interdependence of all the life on this planet.

To increase people’s awareness of the economic, political, social, cultural, technological and environmental forces which foster sustainable development.

Objectives of Environmental Objectives of Environmental EducationEducation

The first inter-governmental Conference on Environmental Education held atTbilisi in 1977 established the objectives of Educational Education. These are todevelop the following qualities in individuals and social groups:

 An awareness of the environment and its problems

 Basic knowledge and understanding of the environment and its interrelationship with humans

Social values and attitudes which are in harmony with environmental quality

Skills to solve environmental problems

Ability to evaluate environmental measures and education programmes

A sense of responsibility and urgency towards the environment so as to ensure appropriate actions to solve environmental problems.

Earth Friendly Resource Earth Friendly Resource MaterialsMaterials

Earth Care Canada - www.earthcarecanada.com

Eco Kids - www.ecokids.ca (Earth Day Canada Website) Canadian Site for Elementary kids; free teachers’ sign up

Kids for Saving Earth – www.kidsforsavingearth.org

Wetland Conservation Website (lesson plans for teachers) - http://www.ducks.ca/resource/students/teens/index.html

Green Teachers - www.greenteacher.org (Lesson Plans) EEK! Environmental Education for Kids - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/

Activity: Make the Connections!Activity: Make the Connections!

Objectives/Outcomes:To demonstrate the connections between various

elements in the environment. Subject: Social Studies  Topic:  Relationships between elements of natureGrade:  5 - 8    Time:  1 hour 

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