Development and application of environmental education program for local schools

本研究旨在开发能提升地方中小学环境教育潜力的教材与教学方法。选择石川县的首府金泽市作为研究的重点，从2006年4月至2009年3月开展了以下6项活动。环境教育的实地研究在日本的三所小学和两所大学以及美国的一所大学进行了环境教育的实地研究，包括教学方法和教材。金泽市热环境调查2005 ~ 2006年每年7 ~ 8月对金泽市及其周边地区的44所小学进行了空气温度和湿度的测定。此外，还用红外线照相机观测了位于金泽市中心的金泽城的热环境。澳大利亚阿德莱德市热环境调查为了获得比较数据，对澳大利亚阿德莱德市进行了热环境调查。2006年至2008年，每年在诺托半岛的鱼水湾和南尾湾进行一次水调查，测量水温、盐度、氢电位、电导率、氧化还原电位、溶解氧、总溶解固体以及水深。f示范课2007年在一所小学举办了两次利用环境数据的示范课，通过问卷调查对讲座的效果进行了检查和确认。

This study aimed to develop teaching materials and teaching methods which enhance potential for the environmental education at local elementary schools and junior high schools. Kanazawa City, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, was chosen as the focus of the study, and the following six activities were conducted from April 2006 to March 2009 to accomplish the purpose.a. Field researches on the environmental educationField researches on the environmental education including those on teaching methods and on teaching materials were carried out at three elementary schools and two colleges pioneering in this field in Japan, and also at a college in USA.b. Heat environment survey in KanazawaAir temperature and humidity were measured at 44 elementary schools in Kanazawa City and its neighboring areas in every July and August from 2005 to 2006. The heat environment at Kanazawa Castle at the center of Kanazawa City was also observed with an infrared camerac. Heat environment survey in AdelaideA heat environment survey was conducted in Adelaide in Australia in order to get the comparative datad. Water investigations at Anamizu Bay and at Nanao BayWater investigations were held at Anamizu Bay and at Nanao Bay in Noto Peninsula once a year from 2006 to 2008, and the measurements were taken of the water temperature, salinity, potential of hydrogen, conductivity, oxidation-reduction potential, dissolved oxygen and total dissolved solids as well as the depth of the water.e. Development of teaching materialsTeaching materials for environmental education which uses the data collected by the surveys and investigations were made in the form of digital contents.f Demonstration classesDemonstration classes using environmental data were held twice at an elementary school in 2007, and the effectiveness of the lectures were examined and confirmed by questionnaires.