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ERIC Number: ED275505
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Jul
Pages: 370
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
A-Way with Waste. A Waste Management Curriculum for Schools. Second Edition.
Peterson, Todd; And Others
Designed to address the problems and solutions related to waste management, this curriculum guide contains interdisciplinary activities for K-12 students in Washington State schools. Listings of the activities are provided by concept categories (under the themes of revise, reuse, recycle, and recover); by waste management subject area (addressing such topics as composting, consumer awareness, energy, hazardous waste, landfills, litter, and waste reduction), and by discipline areas (specifying activities for 37 discipline areas). Information on each activity includes: (1) title of activity; (2) existing materials to use; (3) rationale; (4) related subject areas; (5) grade level; (6) learning outcome; (7) materials needed; (8) learning procedure; (9) pre and post questions; (10) sources; (11) bibliography; and (12) resources. School recycling program options are offered and facts about solid waste are presented in separate sections in the guide. Also included are a glossary, an eight-page bibliography, listings of representatives from the Department of Ecology School program, resources from the Department of Ecology, and an evaluation form. (ML)
Jan Lingenfelter, A-Way With Waste, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, 4350 150th Avenue N.E., Redmond, WA 98052.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Redmond.; Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
Identifiers - Location: Washington
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A