Environmental Education Materials
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. (“B&D”) has taught a 7-8 week environmental course to sixth graders at Birney Elementary School in Washington, D.C. for several years. B&D initially created the course as part of its commitment to the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs’ partnership with underserved inner-city schools.
B&D has now tailored these materials for the American Bar Association (“ABA”). Working with the ABA’s Air Quality Committee, the packet of materials has been organized so that any law firm, governmental entity or nonprofit organization can teach the course (or parts of it) to elementary school students.
The following materials are available in pdf format. Click on any bullet point item to view the document. For ease of reproduction, at the bottom of the page is a link to all the course materials as one document.
Course Overview
Class 1 - Introduction, Overview, Hospital Waste Disposal Problem
- Overview of Class 1 and List of Resources
- Outline for Class 1
- Hospital Pollution Game
- Homework for Class 1
Class 2 - Air Pollution, Global Warming, Poster-Making
- Overview of Class 2 and List of Resources
- Outline for Class 2
- Abbreviated Outline for Class 2
- Global Warming Terms for Poster-Making Activity
- Homework for Class 2
Class 3 - Power Generation, Power Company Speaker, Precipitator Experiment
- Overview of Class 3 and List of Resources
- General Outline for Class 3
- Detailed Outline for Class 3
- Instructions for Making an Electrostatic Precipitator
- Diagram for Making an Electrostatic Precipitator
- Diagram of a Coal Fired Power Plant - Basic
- Diagram of a Coal Fired Power Plant - Advanced
Class 4 - Acid Rain, SO2 Trading and Allowance Game
- Overview of Class 4 and List of Resources
- Outline for Class 4
- SO2 Allowance Trading Chart
- Chart - Basic Rules of the Allowance Game
- Detailed Rules of the Allowance Game
- Playing Board for the Allowance Game
- Board Pieces for the Allowance Game
- Money and Credits for the Allowance Game
- Homework for Class 4
Class 5 - Solid Waste, Composting, CERCLA Game
Class 6 - Water Pollution, Topographic Maps, pH Tests
- Overview of Class 6 and List of Resources
- Outline for Class 6
- Vocabulary List for Class 6
- pH Range for Experiment
- Homework for Class 6
Class 7 - Biodiversity and Endangered Species, International Whaling Negotiation
- Overview of Class 7 and List of Resources
- Detailed Outline for Class 7
- Abbreviated Outline for Class 7
- Biodiversity Powerpoint Presentation (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Packet of Complete Course Materials
