The Encyclopedia of the Environment

环境百科全书是一本综合性的 5-9年级的参考，通过以下方式促进科学教育 以环境为主题。 它利用 州/联邦教育战略的趋势， 越来越多地倡导环境教育， 科学改革努力（例如，第2061章：主张 使用主要的综合主题。 将 跨学科，包括科学史经济学， 地理、社会研究和人文学科。 将 设计有两种格式：传统书籍和 交互式多媒体“只读光盘” (CD ROM）。 出版社：Macmillan 出版公司）将包括12个，144页， 单独索引的全色卷，使用案例研究， 整合主题。 侧边栏将包含有趣的事实 相关信息，科学主题的探索， 文学、职业和传记。 光盘 （出版商：Jostens Learning Corporation）将包含所有 印刷版材料，加上音频（声音，演讲， 叙述）、可能的全运动视频和模拟。 它将通过多种途径进行搜索，包括 主题，图片/电影，问题，观点， 历史/地理和职业。 还将包括一个 一套20个离线课程，整合了百科全书 纳入科学和社会科学课程， 课程开发模式。 贡献 这些组织包括美国科学促进会、世界银行、美国 美国能源部、美国宇航局、美国环保署和国家 史密森学会和其他政府机构 社. 将于1993年9月同时出版。

The Encyclopedia of the Environment is a comprehensive reference for Grades 5-9 that promotes science education by sing the environment as a theme. It takes advantage of trends in both state/federal education strategies, which increasingly advocate environmental education, and in science reform efforts (e.g., Project 2061), which advocate the use of major integrating themes. It will be interdisciplinary, including science history economics, geography, social studies, and humanities. It will be designed in two formats: conventional books and interactive, multimedia "Compact-Disc-Read only Memory" (CD ROM). The print version (publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company) will include twelve, 144-page, separately indexed full-color volumes, using case studies to integrate topics. Sidebars will contain interesting facts relevant information, explorations of science themes, literature, careers, and biographies. The CD-ROM (publisher: Jostens Learning Corporation) will contain all print version material, plus audio (sounds, speeches, narratives), possibly full motion video, and simulations. It will be searchable through multiple paths, including topics, picture/movies, problems, point-of-view, historical/geographic, and careers. Also included will be a set of 20 off-line lessons, integrating the encyclopedia into science and social science curricula and providing a model for curriculum development. Contributing organizations include the AAAS, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, the U.S. EPA, and the National Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and other government agencies. Simultaneous publication will be September 1993.