DOCUMENT RESIDE ED 273 432 SE 046 315 AUTHOR Disinger, John F.; Lisowski, Narylin TITLE Teaching about Hazardous and Toxic Materials. Teaching Activities in Environmental Education Series. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, Ohio. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE Dec 85 CONTRACT 400-78-0004 NOTE 275p.; Other volumes in ERIC/SMICAC's "Teaching Activities in Environmental Education" series are listed in the preface of this paper along with corresponding ED numbers. AVAILABLE FROM SMEAC Instructional Resources Center, The Ohio State Univ., 1200 Chambers Rd., 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43212 ($12.50). PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Use - Guides (For Teachers) (052) do -- Information Analyses - ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Elementary Secondary Education; *Environmental Education; Environmental Standards; *Hazardous Materials; Interdisciplinary Approach; Language Arts; *Learning Activities; Mathematics Education; *Physical Environment; *Pollution; Public Health; Quality of Life; Science Education; Social Studies; *Wastes IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Problems ABSTRACT Designed to assist practitioners of both formal and non-formal settings, this 18th volume of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education's Teaching Activities in Environmental Education series specifically focuses on the theme of hazardous and toxic materials. Initially, basic nvironmental concepts that deal with hazardous and toxic materials are listed and are referenced by the page number of the activities where they are addressed. A synthesis of the federal legislation related to hazardous substances is presented and management options are discussed. A general outline of the classification-Jscheme used in the guide is provided and the number of activities according to each grade level, subject area, and focus area is specified. The teaching activities are grouped by suggested grade levels (R-3; 4-6; 7-9; and 10-12). Information on each activity 4ncludes: (1) purpose; (2) grade level; (3) focus area (general, health, water, air, biological aspects, disposal, and social/political aspects); (4) subjects (science/health, social studies, mathematics, language arts, fine arts, and home economics); (5) concept; (6) references; and (7) actual activity (including materials which can be duplicated). A listing of 32 references is also provided. (ML) SELECTED AND DEVELOPED BY JOHN F. DISINGER AND MARYLIN LISOWSKI U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office ol EduCatiOnal Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) XThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization onginating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reprOduChOn quality Points of view or opinions stated in this dccu- merit dO nOt neCestieray represent official OERI position or policy TEACHING ABOUT HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC MATERIALS "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATE L HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 0444-t, TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ERICClearinghouse for Science, Mathematics INFORMATION CENTER %ERIC)," and.Environmental Education The Ohio State University College of Education and School of Natural Resources 1200 Chambers Road, Third Floor Columbus, Ohio 43212 December 1985 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INFORMATION REPORTS Environmental Education Information Reports are issued to analyze and summarize information related to the teaching and learning of environmental education. It is hoped that these reviews will provide information for personnel involved in development, ideas for teachers, and indications of trends in environmental education. Your comments and suggestions for these publications are invited. John F. Disinger Associate Director Environmental Education This publication was prepared with funding from the National Institute of Education, U.S. Department of Education under A Contract No. 400-'8-0004. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies 61.11;11of NIE or U.S. Department of Education. ii 3 PREFACE This is the 18th volume in ERIC/SMEAC's TeachinActivities in Environmental Education series, which was initiate in r973, The first three titles in the series were of a general nature, dealing.with multiple aspects of environmental education. Starting with the fourth, topical areas have been identified as themes, with the expectation that such an organizational pattern might prove more useful to practitioners in both formal and non-formal settings. As a general rule, most of the activities selected for inclusion in the various volumes have been adapted from materials developed by others; many of the source publications have been reported through the ERIC data base, and are available as ERIC documents.Some have been "original," in the .sense that ERIC staff or other authors have developed them more or less from scratch. Common formats have been employed for all activities in each volume. The current volume was developed by John F. Disinger and Marylin Lisowski. Most of the activities are based on reports, instructional materials, and other information located through the ERIC system, as referenced. Activities include a mix of original and adapted materials. Other titles in the Teaching Activities in Environmental Education series include: John H. Wheatley and Herbert L. Coon, Orie Hundred Teaching Activities in Environmental Education. 1973; ED 091 172; 204.pages. John H. Wheatley and Herbert L. Coon, Teaching Activities in Environmental Education, Volume II. 1974; ED 102 031; 200 pages. John H. Wheatley and Herbert L. Coon, Teaching Activities in Environmental Education, Volume III. 1975; ED 125 268; 195 pages. Herbert L. Coon and Michele Y. Alexander, Energy Activities for the Classroom. 1976; ED 130 833; 148 pages. Herbert L. Coon.and Mary Lynne Bowman, Environmental Education in the Urban Setting: Rationale and Teaching Activities. 1977; ED 137 140; 199 pages. Judith M. Schultz and Herbert L. Coon, Population Education Activities for the Classroom. 1977; ED 141 178; 195 pages. Robert H. McCabe, J. Terence Kelly, and Doris Lyons, Man and Environment Teaching Activities. 1977; ED 144 626; 336 pages. Herbert L. Coon and Charles L. Price, Water-Related :reaching Activities. 1977; ED 150 026; 156 pages. iii 4 Mary Lynne Bowman and John F. Disinger, LandUse Management Activities for the Classroom. 1977; ED 152 541; 265 pages. Mary Lynne Bowman and Herbert L. Coon, Recycling: Activities for the Classroom. 1978; ED 159 075; 145 pages. William R. Hernbrode, Multidisciplinry Wildlife Teaching Activities. 1978; ED 162 897; 95 pages. Herbert L. Coon and Mary Lynne Bowman, Energy Activities for the Classroom, Volume II. 1978; ED 173 072; 165 pages. Mary Lynne Bowman, Values Activities in Environmental Education. 1979; ED 182 118; 134 pages. Charles E. Roth and Linda G. Lockwood, Strategies and Activities for Usim Local Communities a§ Environmental Education Sites. 1979; ED 194 349; 207 pages. Mary Lynne Bowman, Teaching Basic Skills through Environmental Education Activities. 1979; ED 196 704; 132 pages. Mary Lynne Bowman, Teaching Natural Resources Management through Environmental Education Activities. 1981; ED 214 752; 206 pages. Lori D. Mann and William B. Stapp, Thinking Globally and Acting Locally: Environmental Education Teachirig Activities. 1982; ED 229 214; 327 pages. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface iii Introduction .... xi Teaching Activities Grades K-3 1 Grades 4-6 19 Grades 7-9 63 Grades 10-12 179 References 255 6 ABOUT THE AUTHORS John F. Disinger is Professor of Natural Resources inthe School of Natural Resources of The Ohio State University, as wellas Associate Director for the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. He is a member of the Board of Directors and currently is President of the North American Association for EnvironmentalEducation. Marylin Lisowski is a candidate for the Ph.D. degreein science/ environmental education in the Department of EducationalTheory and Practice of The Ohio State University, anda Research Associate for the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and EnvironmentalEducation. She holds a B.A. degree from Carlow College andan M.A. from The Ohio State University, and has been a science teacher in private and publicschools in .0hio and Florida, having been named "Outstanding ScienceTeacher of the Year" in Ohio and "Honor Science Teacher of the Year"in Florida. viii 7 BASIC CONCEPTS DEALING WITH HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC MATERIALS The following conceptual statements have been derived from those presented by Robert E. Roth, et al., Environmental Management Concepts--A List, Technical Report No. 126, Wisconsin Research and Development Center Tor Cognitive Learning, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, April 1970. ED 045 376. 1. Responsibilities for conservation should be shared by individuals, appropriate levels of government, business and industry, special interest groups, and all levels of education. PP. 65, 88, 107, 164, 177, 178, 231, 240, 245; 247, 248. 2. Individual citizens should be stimulated to become well informed about resource issues, problems, management procedures, and ecological principles. pp. 5, 21, 65, 71, 98, 104, 157, 164, 207, 231, 240, 2'53. 3. Environmental management.is the result of the rational application of scientific and technical knowledge to achieve particular objectives. pp. 157, 175, 177, 239. 4. Certain risks are taken and limitations experienced