Summary of K-5 Unit Objectives

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Educational Development Specialists, Inc., (EDS) has served as the curriculum developer for the Think Earth Foundation since the original consortium formed in 1988. EDS has developed all nine Think Earth instructional units, the Environmental Surveys for home and school, and the Think Watershed curriculum.

During the 1980s, EDS developed and distributed a national energy education curriculum, Energy Source, sponsored by a consortium of energy organizations known as the Energy Source Education Council. An independent study found the Energy Source students consumed at least 15% less energy in their homes than students that did not study Energy Source.

The company's two principals, Kay Ice and Dr. Fred Niedermeyer, have developed many other educational programs. Their clients have included:

American Lung Association
Aquarium of the Pacific
Dairy Council of California
Edward's Aquifer Authority
Honeywell
Los Angeles Unified School District
Lower Colorado River Authority
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Minnesota Office of Waste Management
San Diego Gas and Electric
San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District

Currently seeking funding to update the following units:

Fifth Grade Unit

(Pollution Solutions)

Pollution Solutions focuses on ways to reduce pollution. Students learn the causes and effects of air, water, and soil pollution, and learn ways to reduce pollution.

Sixth-Seventh Grade Unit

(Our Eco Footprint)

Our Eco Footprint focuses on sustaining natural resources. Students learn benefits of the natural environment and problems that overuse of natural resources can cause, such as pollution, loss of habitat and biodiversity, and food and water shortages.

Seventh-Ninth Grade Unit

(Air Care)

Air Care focuses on the causes and effects of air pollution. Students learn the sources of air emissions, the problems they cause (climate change, smog, particulate pollution, acid rain, ozone depletion, ocean acidification), and ways to reduce air pollution.

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