Oakblossoms Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 My oldest is 15 and he has that sort of cocky I know everything and your just stupid thing going on. I am reading Almost Amish currently. It brought up the nagging desire I have to create a environmental type of class for this child of mine. Here is my list so far. Better Off Almost Amish Crunchy Cons silent Spring by Rachel Carson I will probably make a syllabus and study questions. Then a paper with a few topic choices to write about. He hasn't really down anything formal like this yet. I sure would like some movies, as well. I could totally go for a science curriculum or lab work/experiments that I could roll into this. It would be great to make this a science and a Literature credit. Now go...may the brainstorming commence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 There is an older book by Tony Campolo titled How to Rescue the Earth without Worshiping Nature that might be helpful. It is old enough that I don't think global warming is discussed much. The phrase I heard someone use in church recently was Creation Stewardship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Last Child in the Woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Last Child in the Woods :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Just about anything by Wendell Berry. I highly recommend his Economics as if People Mattered and his Agrarian essays entitled The Art of the Commonplace. I don't know how Christian you want to go, but there are several books about biblical views of environmental theory. You can just type in Christian Environmentalism at Amazon and get lots of references. https://www.lessonplansinc.com/biology_lesson_plans_ecology_lab.php has some interesting lesson plans If you skip to page 15, http://www.mandan.k12.nd.us/curriculum/include/pdf/Science/Ecology-Geology-Curriculum.pdf has an outline of a one unit ecology class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Last Child in the Woods I love this book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Maybe a book by Joel Salatin or The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan to delve into the food production aspect? P.S. Just looked up Almost Amish and it looks great! I requested it from the library. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The FoxFire books Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living Ecology Action Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain and The Other Side of the Mountain (might be too young for him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 This Organic Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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