Agency, Organization Publications

Alameda County Office of Education. 1988. The California State Environmental Education Guide. Hayward, CA.
A Curriculum Guide for grades K-6.

American Forest Foundation. 1987. Project Learning Tree. Washington, DC.
K-8. Interdisciplinary activities based on trees and forests. Curriculum guides available through PLT workshops.

Barash, D. 1986. Project Seasons: Seasonal Teaching Ideas. Shelbourne, VT: Shelbourne Farms Resources. (K-6.)

California Department of Education. 1990. Science Framework for California Public Schools. Sacramento, CA.

Curriculum Research and Development Group. FAST Project: Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching.
1992. The Local Environment: Teacher=s Guide. 2nd Ed. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii. Contains a conceptual framework for FAST, based on constructivist principles, and two main activity sections: physical science and ecology.

Educational Development Center, Inc. 1991. Insights: Hands-On Inquiry Science Curriculum Series. Newton, MA: EDC.
"Habitats" Guide is most appropriate for ecology.

Harding, D. 1992. Ecology Projects: Ideas and Practicals from the Journal of Biological Education. London: Institute of Biology.

Kane, P., et al. 1992. Bridges to the Natural World. Franklin Lakes, NJ: NJ Audubon Society.

Lawrence Hall of Science, UC-Berkeley. OBIS: Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies. Hudson, NH: Delta Education, Inc.
Units include "Lawns And Fields," "Neighborhood Woods." "Pavement and Parks," "Schoolyard," etc.

Lawrence Hall of Science, UC-Berkeley. 1992. Once Upon A GEMS Guide.
A reference guide to children's literature that supplements and enhances their GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) activities.

Macdonald Educational. 1973. The Science 5/13 Project. Milwaukee, WI: Macdonald-Raintree, Inc.
Units for Teachers including "Minibeasts," "Using The Environment - Investigations," "Trees," etc. *Last Reprint 1982.

Missouri Department of Conservation. Conservation Education Series. A Guide To The Planning and Development of Outdoor Classrooms. Jefferson City, MO.

National Science Resources Center. Science for Children: Resources for Teachers. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Annotated guide to science resources and teaching materials.

National Wildlife Federation. NatureScope Publications Series. Trees Are Terrific, Incredible Insects, Birds, Birds, Birds, and More. Washington, DC.

O'Connor, M., and K. McGlauflin. 1982, 1992. Living Lightly in the City. Milwaukee, WI: Schlitz Audubon Center.
Set for curricular activities on resource issues and ecological concepts. Volume I (K-3) and Volume II (grades 4-6).

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. 1992. Science Teams: Teacher's Manual. New Brunswick, NJ: Consortium for Environmental Equity.
Lessons in environmental education and cooperative learning.

Schuykill Center for Environmental Education. Regional Environmental Education Program (REEP). Philadelphia, PA.
Kindergarten through grade six units, each focusing on one ecological concept.

Sonoran Arthropod Studies, Inc. Backyard Bugwatching Series. Tucson, AZ.

Tucson Audubon Society. 1990. Dr. Strangeplant (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Weeds).
Upper Elementary curriculum/science unit for studying urban "weeds."

UNESCO-UNEP International Environmental Education Program. 1992. Environmental Education Activities for Primary Schools: Suggestions for Making and Using Low Cost Equipment. (#21 in an UNESCO Environmental Education series.)

University of Arizona-Center for Insect Science. 1993. Using Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life. Tucson, AZ: Center for Insect Science Education Outreach, University of Arizona.
Background information and curriculum guide for K-3 teachers.

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bottle Biology. Madison, WI: UW-Madison, Department of Plant Pathology.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Teaching Soil and Water Conservation: A Classroom and Field Guide.

Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History. 1997. The MINTS Book.

Western Regional Environmental Education Council. 1986. Project Wild. Boulder, CO: WREEC, Project Wild.
Supplementary, interdisciplinary guides for K-12, available through attendance in PW teacher workshops. New programs include Aquatic Wild and Wild School Sites.

World Resources Institute. 1994. Teacher's Guide to World Resources 1994-95. Baltimore, MD: WRI Publications.