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Hazardous Waste

Activities for teaching about hazardous materials in the home / by Robert W. Howe [et al.]. - Columbus, OH.: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, 1989. 
TD 778 .A2 1989

Begin at home: household hazardous waste curriculum for grades K-6 / Thurston County. Local Hazardous Waste Management Program.. - [Olympia, WA.]: Thurston County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, n.d. 
TD 1020 .T49 B44

Chemicals health environment and me / Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program.. - Berkeley, CA: CEPUP, 1991. 
QD 33 .C54 1991 
'CHEM is a series of ten units designed to provide experiences for fifth and sixth graders' -- P.v.

Creating a safer environment: grade 3 / Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI).. - Piscataway, N.J.: EOHSI, 1991. 
TD 191 .G3 1991 
Includes 1 videocassette--VHS. "Down the drain" 22 minutes. "A curriculum on environmental and occupational health for kindergarten through sixth grade."--cover.

Danger and Danger: household detectives [Kitsap County's HHW education program for kids] / Kitsap County (Wash.). Dept. of Public Works. Solid Waste Division.. - [Port Orchard, WA: Kitsap 
County Public Works], 1996. 
TD 780 .K58 D2 1996 
Contents: General intro., Reproducibles, Teacher's Guide, Workbook, Pamphlets.

Decisions about product safety: a multi-unit disciplinary teaching unit / Procter & Gamble Company.. - Cincinnati, Ohio: Procter & Gamble Educational Services, 1990. 
TD 175 .D4 1990 
A teaching unit for core curriculum -- A teaching unit for economics educators -- A teaching unit for home economics educators -- A teaching unit for science educators -- A teaching unit for social studies educators -- Student worksheet masters and wall charts.

Eco education program [kit]: household hazardous products / British Columbia. Ministry of Environment.. - [Victoria, B.C.]: B.C. Environment, 1994. 
TD 1000 .C2 E3 1994 
Intended audience: primary students. 'Teacher guide for the household hazardous products eco-education module.' Kit includes: 1 manual, 1 videocassette, 1 envelope of materials.

The Hazard house workbook: a workbook about household chemicals / California Dept. of Health Services, Alternative Technology & Policy Development Section - Sacramento, Calif.: Dept. of Toxic Substances Control, 1991.
TD 780 .H3 C46 1991 
[v. 1.]. Leader's manual -- [v. 2]. Members manual. Includes bibliographical references.

Hazardous materials management: a manual for schools / Association of Vermont Recyclers.. - Montpelier, VT.: Association of Vermont Recyclers, 1992. 
TD 794.5 .H3 V5 1992

Hazardous waste: environmental education program: hazardous waste curriculum / Alaska. Dept. of Environmental Conservation.. - Juneau, AK.: Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 1985. 
TD 1010 .A6 H3 1985

Hazardous waste environmental education resource kit for Manitoba teachers: suggested activities K-12 / by Andrea J. Downey-Franchuk, Manitoba Hazardous Waste Management Corporation.. - Winnipeg: Manitoba Hazardous Waste Management Corporation, 1989. 
TD 780 .H3 C25 1989 
'May, 1989.'

Hazards on the Homefront / by Micki McKisson-Evans - Seattle, WA.: King County Solid Waste Division, 1995. 
TD 780 .K56 H31995 
'January 1995.'

The healthy school handbook: conquering the sick building syndrome and other environmental hazards in and around your school / by Norma L. Miller. - Washington, D.C.: NEA Professional Library, National Education Association, 1995. 
LB 3409.U5 H42 1995 
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Household chemicals / Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program.. - Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1995. 
TD 1000 .T82 1995

Household hazardous waste: how it fits into your curriculum / Town of Yorktown (N.Y.).. - Yorktown, N.Y.: Town of Yorktown, 1992. 
TD 780 .N5 H3 1992 
'April 1992'

Household toxics: a curriculum guide for grades 5-6 / by Ellen Vande. Visse, Municipality of Anchorage. Solid Waste Services Dept., Anchorage (Alaska). School District.. - Anchorage, AK.: Municipality of Anchorage, 1989. 
TD 780 .A6 H8 1989 
'May 1989.'

Integrated pest management and biological control in agriculture: four curriculum units for grades 9-12 / by Eileen Cullen. - Berkeley, CA: The Bio Integral Resource Center (BIRC), 1996. 
SB 950 .I4 1996 
Includes bibliographical references.

Integrated pest management for school buildings / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program - Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Dept. of Ecology, 1997. 
SB 950 .I6 1997

Integrated pest management for school grounds / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program - Olympia, WA: Washington State Dept. of Ecology, 1997. 
SB 950 .I65 1997

Investigating hazardous materials / Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program - Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1994. 
TD 1000 .T83 1994

Learning about pesticides at school: project ideas for high school or middle school classrooms or student environmental clubs / Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides - Eugene, OR: Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, 1995. 
SB 950 .L3 1995
draft

Pest control in the school: adopting integrated pest management / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs - Washington, D.C.: U.S. EPA, 1993. 
SB 950 .I7 P4 1993

Pest control in the school environment: adopting integrated pest management / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs - Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993. 
SB 950 .P3 1993 
'August 1993.'

School science laboratories: a guide to some hazardous substances / Council of State Science Supervisors, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Washington, D.C.: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1984. 
TD 899 .L32 S2 1984

Sleuth (strategies and lessons to eliminate unused toxicants, help!) educational activities on the disposal of household hazardous waste / by Claire Dyckman [et al.]. - [Seattle, WA.]: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, Water Quality Division, 1982. Out of print, replaced by Hazards on the Homefront. 
TD 811.5 .M468 no. 1D

Teaching about hazardous and toxic materials / by John F. Disinger [et al.]. - Columbus, OH.: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1985. 
TD 778 .T4 1985

Teaching toxics: creating solutions to household pollution: activities and information on household hazardous waste / by Wendy Verrei-Berenback, Association of Vermont Recyclers - Montpelier, VT.: Association of Vermont Recyclers, 1992. 
TD 780 .V5 T4 1992

Toxic waste: a teaching simulation / Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program - Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1991. 
TD 1000 .T8 1991

Toxics: taking charge: a supplemental unit to the California state environmental education guide for grades four through six / by Leslie Comnes, Carolie Slye - Hayward, CA.: Alameda County Office of Education, 1989. 
TD 1010 .C46 C64 1989

Toxics in my home? You bet!: curriculum on household toxics for grades K-3 / Golden Empire Health Planning Center (Sacramento, CA) - Sacramento, CA: Golden Empire Health Planning Center, 1984. 
TD 780 .T8 C46 1984 v.1

Toxics in my home? You bet!: curriculum on household toxics for grades 7-8 / Golden Empire Health Planning Center (Sacramento, CA) - Sacramento, CA: Golden Empire Health Planning Center, 1984. 
TD 780 .T8 C46 1984 v.3

Toxics in my home? You bet!: curriculum on household toxics for grades 9-12 / Golden Empire Health Planning Center (Sacramento, CA) - Sacramento, CA: Golden Empire Health Planning Center, 1984. 
TD 780 .T8 C46 1984 v.4

Wastey needs you! A kid's guide to the use, storage and disposal of products that become household hazardous waste / Home Chemical Awareness Coalition (East Lansing, Mich.) - [East Lansing, MI.: HCAC], n.d. 
TD 1010 .M52 W22

Wastey needs you! A teacher's guide to the use, storage, and disposal of products that become household hazardous waste / Home Chemical Awareness Coalition (East Lansing, Mich.) - [East Lansing, MI.: HCAC], n.d. 
TD 1010 .M52 W2

Who would want those apples anyway? / by Laura Griscom, T. Scot Halpin, ill - Portola Valley, CA.: Share Publishing, 1994. 
PZ 7 .G89 1994 
Two sisters learn about organic farming and how other farmers use pesticides on their crops.

The World is full of toxic waste: your home shouldn't be / San Diego Environmental Health Coalition, Household Toxic Disposal Project - Final report - San Diego, CA.: San Diego Environmental Health Coalition, 1984. 
TD 1020 .S45 H3 1984

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Waste Reduction/Solid Waste/Water Quality

A-way with waste: a waste management curriculum for schools / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology, Waste Reduction, Recycling and Litter Control Program - 3rd ed. - Redmond, WA.: WDOE, 1990. 
TD 794.5 .A97 1990
Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-560)

The Alaska school waste reduction & recycling award program: showcasing pollution prevention in Alaskan schools / Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Pollution Prevention Program - Juneau, AK.: Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 1992. 
TD 182 .A6 A6 1992

Garbage, garbage, garbage: grade 6 / Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) - Piscataway, N.J.: EOHSI, 1994. 
TD 191 .G2 1994 
Includes 1 videocassette--VHS. "What to do with all our garbage?" 20 minutes. "An enrichment curriculum on environmental and occupational health for kindergarten through sixth grade."--cover.

How to make waste reduction and recycling happen in your school / Washington (State) Dept. of Ecology, Waste Reduction, Recycling and Litter Control Program - [Olympia, Wash.]: Washington State Department of Ecology, 1991. 
TD 794.5 .H8 1991

Let's reduce and recycle: curriculum for solid waste awareness: lesson plans for grades K-6 and 7-12 / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Rev. 1990. - [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990. 
TD 794.5 .L4 1990 
'August 1990'--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-139).

An ounce of prevention: a middle level science curriculum on source reduction / Dow Company, National Science Teachers Association - [S.l.]: The National Science Teachers Association and The Dow Chemical Company, 1996. 
TD 191 .O9 1996

The planet patrol: an environmental unit on solid waste solutions for grades 4-6 / Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati, OH.: Procter & Gamble, 1992. 
TD 779 .P55 1992

Plastics and the environment sourcebook / Polystyrene Packaging Council - Washington, D.C.: Polystyrene Packaging Council, 1993. 
TD 185 .P5 P57 1993 
'May 1993.' 'compendium of information on curriculum materials and plastics industry contacts for plastics issues...'--title page.

Understanding garbage and our environment / Andrea J. Nolan ; Terrific Science Press - New York, NY: Learning Triangle Press, 1999. 
TD 793.5 .N65 1999

Waste in place: elementary curriculum guide / Keep America Beautiful, Inc. - 3rd ed. - Stamford, CT: Keep America Beautiful, 1990. 
TD 779 .W2 1990

Waste reduction and recycling -- make it part of your day! / Thurston County Public Works Dept., Solid Waste Section - Olympia, WA.: Thurston County Solid Waste, n.d. 
TD 193 .T49 W2

Worms eat our garbage: classroom activities for a better environment / by Mary Appelhof, Mary Frances Fenton, Barbara Loss Harris. - lst ed. - Kalamazoo, MI: Flower Press, 1993. 
SB 597 .E3 A68 1993

Water Quality

Clean water: it's everyone's business: student information kit / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water; American's Clean Water Foundation - Washington, DC.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992. 
TD 779 .C5 1992

Clean water workshop for educators (K-12) / Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.) - Seattle, WA.: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Wash.), 1992. 
TD 794.5 .C6 1992 
Workshop presented May 2, 1992 in Bellevue, Washington. '...day of training sessions, speakers, displays, and materials that w ill give you easy-to-use, hands on ways to teach children (K-12) the hows and whys of keeping water clean.' Presented in part by David Galvin.

Down the drain / Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - DRAFT - [Boston, MA.]: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1990. 
TD 780 .M4 D8

Field manual for water quality monitoring: an environmental education program for schools / by Mark K. Mitchell, William B. Stapp. - 11th ed. - Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1997. 
TD 367 .M57 1997 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-265) and index.

Pond and brook: a guide to nature in freshwater environments / by Michael J. Caduto - Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. 
QH 541.5 .F7 C3 1990
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Private eye: (5X) looking/thinking by analogy / by Kerry Ruef. - Seattle: The Private Eye Project, 1992. 
PS 591 .A35 C79 1992 
"A guide to developing the interdisciplinary mind: hands-on thinking skills, creativity, scientific literacy."

Seattle 4-H challenge water quality curriculum resource guide / Washington State University, Cooperative Extension King County - [Seattle, Wash.]: Washington State University, Cooperative Extension, 1996. 
TD 781 .S4 1996

Water watchers: water conservation curriculum for junior high school science and social studies classes / Massachusetts Water Resources Authority., Boston Museum of Science.. - [Boston]: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1987. 
TD 201 .M371

Water wizards: school program on water conservation for third and fourth grade levels / Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - Boston: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1987. 
TD 201 .M372

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General Environmental

50 simple things kids can do to save the earth / Earthworks Group - 1st ed. - Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel, 1990. 
TD 171.7 .A16 1990 
Explains how specific things in a child's environment are connected to the rest of the world, how using them affects the planet, and how the individual can develop habits and projects that are environmentally sound.

Animal grossology: the science of creatures gross and disgusting / by Sylvia Branzei - Reading, MA.: Planet Dexter, 1996. 
QP 37 .B829 1996

California CLASS Project: classroom learning activities for science and social science / Orange County Superintendent of Schools Office - Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation ; [Sacramento, CA]: California Dept. of Education, 1992. 
TD 780 .C46 C4 1992

Decision: earth: an environmental teaching unit for grades 7-9 (includes life cycle analysis and composting) / Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati, OH.: Procter & Gamble, 1992. 
TD 779 .D42 1992 
Contents: Fact sheets -- Booklet -- Poster.

Dear Mr. President: 100 earth-saving letters / by Marc Davenport - Secaucus, N.J.: Carol Pub. Group, 1992. 
TD 170.2 .D38 1992

E for environment: an annotated bibliography of children's books with environmental themes / by Patti K. Sinclair - New Providence, N.J. ; R. R. Bowker, 1992. 
Z 1037.9 .S57 1992 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-246) and indexes.

EM*Power! Environmental management power: youth curriculum / by Dorothea Kunz Shuman, University of Idaho, Cooperative Extension Service. 4-H Youth Program.. - 2nd ed. - Moscow, Id.: University of Idaho, 1995. 
TD 794.5 .E57 1995 
Contents include: EM*Power curriculum packet (Leader's guide, full color EM*Power poster and youth journal) all in binder.

Environmental experiments about land / by Thomas R. Rybolt, Robert C. Mebane. - Hillside, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 1993. 
S 593 .R92 1993 
Presents experiments that explore the properties and erosion of soil, recycling, and organic waste. Includes index.

Good planets are hard to find!: an environmental information guide, dictionary, and action book for kids (and adults) / by Roma Dehr... [et al.]. - 3rd printing-1990. - Vancouver, B.C.: Earth Beat Press, 1989. 
TD 778 .G7 D44 1989 
Cover title. 'Another Thor book'--p. [2] of cover.

Good planets are hard to find!: ecology action workbook and dictionary / by Ronald M. Bazar, Roma Dehr, Nola Johnston. - Vancouver, B.C.: Earth Beat Press, 1990. 
TD 778 .G71 D44 1990 
Cover title.

Indoor air quality tools for schools: action kit / U.S. EPA, Indoor Air Division; American Federation of Teachers; American Lung Association - [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. EPA, 1995. 
TD 883 .I52 1995 
"September 1995"--Coordinator's guide, p. [2] of cover. Includes bibliographical references.

The kid's guide to social action: how to solve the social problems you choose--and turn creative thinking into positive action / by Barbara A. Lewis, Pamela Espeland, Steve Michaels - Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., 1991. 
HN 65 .L442 1991 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index. Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels.

Sharing nature with children: the classic parents' and teachers' nature awareness guidebook / by Joseph Bharat Cornell - Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, 1979. 
LB 1585 .C68 1979

Sharing the joy of nature: nature activities for all ages / by Joseph Bharat Cornell - 1st ed. - Nevada City, Calif., USA: Dawn Publications, 1989. 
LB 1585 .C78 1989

Students shopping 4 a better world / by Robin Dellabough - New York, N.Y.: Council on Economic Priorities, 1992. 
RA 1213 .E26 1992

Teaching science concepts through children's literature / by Johnnie Driessner, Kathy Dunbar. - [n.p.], 1990. 
TD 778 .T5 1990

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About Environmental Education

Are we building environmental literacy? / Independent Commission on Environmental Education; George C. Marshall Institute - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C.: The Commmission, 1997. 
TD 778 .A7 1997 
"The Independent Commission on Environmetal Education is a program of the George C. Marshall Institute." - cover verso. 
"April 1997"

The best of Clearing: environmental education in the Pacific Northwest: a compilation of outstanding articles and activities from past issues of Clearing: volume 1, issues 1-20 / Environmental Education Project (Portland, Or.) - Oregon City, Or.: Environmental Education Project, 1991. 
TD 780 .N9 B4 1991

The best of Clearing: environmental education in the Pacific Northwest: volume III, issues 41-60 / Environmental Education Project (Portland, Or.) - Oregon City, Or.: Environmental Education Project, 1990. 
TD 780 .N9 B4 1990 
Includes bibliographies.

Environment, schools and active learning / by Kathleen Kelley-Lain, [et al.] - Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1991. 
TD 778 .E6 1991 
'This study was prepared within the framework of the CERI project, Environment and School Initiatives', by Kathleen Kelley-Lain, of the Secretariat and by Professor Peter Posch, Univerrsity of Klagenfurt, Austria, in co-operation with experts from OECD Member countries.' 
Includes bibliographical references.

Environmental attitudes and behaviors of american youth / Roper Starch Worldwide, National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - [S.l.: s.n.], 1994. 
LB 1060.2 .E58 1994 
"Funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." "December 1994." I: Focus groups -- II: A cross-section of all students -- III: Students from disadvantaged areas.

Environmental education : getting beyond advocacy / by Jo Kwong - St. Louis, MO.: CSAB, 1995. 
QH 541.2 .K96 1995 
December 1995. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28)

Environmental education guidelines for Washington schools / Washington (State) Superintendent of Public Instruction - Olympia, WA.: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1987. 
TD 111 .W37 1987 
'June 1987.'

Environmental education materials: guidelines for excellence / North American Association for Environmental Education - Troy, OH: North American Assoc. for Environmental Education, 1996. 
GE 70 .E5 1996

Environmental literacy: its roots, evolution and directions in the 1990's / by Charles E. Roth - Columbus, OH.: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1992. 
TD 778 .E69 1992 
'September 1992.'

Facts, not fear: a parent's guide to teaching children about the environment / by Michael Sanera, Jane S. Shaw - Washington, D.C.: Regnery Pub., 1996. 
GE 70 .S26 1996 
Includes bibliographical references.

A guide to curriculum planning in environmental education / by David C. Engleson, Dennis H. Yockers. - 2nd ed. - Madison, WI.: Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1994. 
LB 2750 .C8 1994

The inseparable parts: a catalog of environmental education programs in Washington State / Revised - Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Office of Environmental Education, 1991. 
TD 780 .W32 I5 1991 
'Revised September 1991.'

Investigating and evaluating environmental issues and action: skill development modules: a curriculum development project designed to teach students how to investigate and evaluate science-related social issues / by Harold R. Hungerford - Champaign, Ill.: Stipes Publishing Company, 1992. 
QH 102 .I3 1992 
Includes bibliographies.

Promoting environmental education: an action handbook for strengthening EE in your state and community / by Abby. Ruskey [et al.] - [Stevens Point, WI.?]: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation Press, 1994. 
TD 100 .R87 1994 
Includes bibliographical references.

Science for all children: a guide to improving elementary science education in your school district / National Science Resources Center - Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1997. 
LB 1585.3 .S388 1997 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195) and index.

Washington education directory / Washington (State) Superintendent of Public Instruction - 1997-1998. - Seattle, WA.: Barbara Krohn and Associates, 1997-1998. 
LB 2803 .W2 A4 1997/1998

Youth yellow pages: Seattle & King County / Seattle Youth Involvement Network - 3rd ed. - [Seattle, WA.: Seattle Youth Involvement Network], 1997. 
HV 1431 .Y6 1997