ERIC Number: ED300204
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Sep
Pages: 112
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Water Education Curricula: A Compendium.
Tucker, Carolyn; Dillard, Rebecca
This compendium of water education curricula describes a variety of instructional materials stressing California water conservation which are available upon request. The individual materials are suggested for use by the following grade levels: K-3; 2-4; 3-6; 6-9; 9-12; and K-12. Partial segments of each of the 23 brochures are illustrated along with a description of the publication. Also included are suggestions for the use of each brochure in the classroom. Topics include: "The Guzzler Gang"; "Water Fun"; "Water Play"; "The Water Cycle"; "Travelling with Ricki the Rambunctious Raindrop"; "Water Is Your Best Friend"; "Water Is Peter's Best Friend"; "Peter's Magical Water Journey"; "Admiral Splash"; "The California Water Works and Why It Does"; "The Tardy Twins Meet Polluto";"Water for Ursa"; "A Journey down the Colorado River Aqueduct"; "Be Water-Wise"; "The Official Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook"; "Water Lifelines for Los Angeles"; "The Further Adventures of Captain Hydro"; "The California Water Map Program"; "The Delta Dilemma"; "Project Water Science"; "A Sense of Water"; "Regional Teacher's Guide Supplement"; and "The Story of Drinking Water." Also included are a referencing of these materials to the concepts related to water education, as listed in the "Science Framework Addendum for California Public Schools," 1984. A 50-item bibliography of additional resources is provided. (ML)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Ecology, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Water, Water Pollution, Water Resources
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California State Dept. of Water Resources, Sacramento. Office of Water Conservation.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A