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ERIC Number: EJ577259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
"If the Water Is Nasty, Fix It."
Boston, Bruce O.
Educational Leadership, v56 n4 p66-69 Dec-Jan 1998-1999
After taking an environmental inventory of their community, seventh-graders in a Denver-area middle school decided to tackle the drinking water problem and fix it. The school is one of seven participating in Earth Force, an environmental and community-service-learning program based in Alexandria, Virginia. The program's progress and six-step process are discussed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Activism, Environmental Education, Grade 7, Hands on Science, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Program Descriptions, Service Learning, Water Pollution
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Colorado (Denver)