This is the sixth in a series of Conservation Yearbooks prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior as environmental reports to the public concerning problems of water resources in the United States. Information presented includes descriptive information, statistical data, and extensive color photographs. The methods of presenting information…

Procedures in developing a 66-minute film entitled "Natural Communities of Florida; Physical Factors and Distribution" and presented in this summary report. Production of the film was undertaken in an attempt to provide a more effective means of presenting basic ecological principles to students in introductory, college level biology courses. The…

The characteristics and differences between the various approaches to utilizing environmental themes and issues in college physics classes are reviewed in this paper. These physics courses are grouped into three categories: introductory level, upper level, and seminars. The upper level courses generally involve the application of rather…

Information, demonstration projects, and other activities, pertaining to solid-waste-related research, available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are contained in this document. These EPA publications are reports of the research, development, and demonstrations in progress as authorized by the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965.…

This plan, worked out in accordance with the Comprehensive National Land Development Act of 1950, provides the basic direction for national development based upon a long range and comprehensive viewpoint. The broad purpose of the plan is to create a desirable environment while attempting to adapt to the new society and deal with current regional…

This introductory text of general readings for environmental studies is specifically prepared for undergraduate college students although useful also as a reference book for graduate students and instructors and as an information resource for the general public. The book is problem oriented emphasizing the interaction and interdependence of man…

This unit is one of a series in environmental education for grades 1-12. The unit is designed to be used with secondary school students and includes the following sections: (1) Preface; (2) Riverview; (3) A Healthy Waterway; (4) An Unhealthy Waterway; (5) Cleanup Technology; (6) Effects of Certain Other Pollutants; (7) Lake Tahoe; (8) The Role of…

The use of a problem-solving approach in teaching zoology is examined, especially in teaching the topic of insects in the seventh grade. (Author/ND)

Describes a model for the future evolution of a stable ecosystem in a densely-populated society. Discusses designs for limiting population growth, resource-conserving settlements, and ways to feed growing cities. (MLH)

Discussed are the impact of technologies on the regenerative capacity of natural ecosystems and on human health, the impact on human societies and non-human species of modifying habitats for settlements or other uses, and what society chooses to do about these issues. (BB)

Described is the construction and use of an environmental garden. The garden serves as a source of both indoor and outdoor laboratory materials, including vascular plants, fungi, algae, mosses, zooplankton, and macroscopic invertebrates. (BB)

Presents a set of exercises designed to take the student past cultural barriers to environmental awareness. The purpose is to pose environmental problems through contrived, open-ended situations, permitting a wide variety of approaches, attitudes, and values to come into play. (Author/GA)

Provides facts which dispel widely held fallacies about the consequences of coal-burning, most of which are physics-related. Concentrates on air pollution as the major contributor to the public hazard from coal-burning. (GA)

An exercise designed to increase environmental awareness is presented. Procedures and materials are given for this sensitivity session, along with those for a contemplation exercise. Three approaches to environmental education are evaluated and the results are included. (MA)