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_a363.7
100 _aCUNNINGHAM, P. William ...[et al.].
245 1 0 _aEnvironmental science:
_bA Global Concern
260 _aToronto :
_bMcCraw-Hill ,
_c2005.
264 1 _aToronto
_b2005
_c2005
264 4 _c2005
300 _axiv , 548 p . :
_bill . ; col . pictures ; maps ;
_c27 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
500 _aSupplementary Note: Price listed is school price.
500 _aincludes index
500 _aEvaluation Information: This material has been reviewed by Specialized Office 3 and judged appropriate for use with the emotionally disturbed and learning disabled.
520 _a"Environmental Science" is a 146-page paperbound text with accompanying record book which is part of a series designed to present pupils in the junior high grades with an overview of science concepts and the experimental method. The text, for ninth graders, includes 8 chapters each containing several paragraphs of narrative content followed by comprehension questions and pupil experiments. Three-color drawings, charts, and photographs illustrate each step of the experimental procedure. Pupils are asked to note their findings in record books. A final section of the text contains 10 additional experiments.
520 _aThe text introduces the concept of pollution and the field of ecology. Lessons are included on the spread of the Black Death in the fourteenth centurey, the effect of organnisms on the environment, water pollution, pesticides and nonbiodegradable chemicals, thermal pollution and the population explosion. Pupils are asked to devise noice pollution controls. Annotated teacher's editions are included. JAG, 6-76
650 _aEnvironmental sciences
942 _2ddc
_cBK