About This Daily Classroom Special
Saving the Environment through Service Learning was written by Robert O. Black, teacher at Harbour City Service Learning Program and former Teachers Network web mentor. 

Service Learning Outcomes Internet Resources/Contacts Sample Preparation Activities Checklist to Help Select & Plan Your Environmental Project Sample Action Activities Sample Reflection Activities Sample Celebration & Reflection Activities Sample Lesson:  Trees for Service How to plant a tree How to construct a time capsule Tree pledge

Outcomes Know the definition of environment and your place in it. Develop a heightened awareness and a sense of responsibility for conserving and cleaning the environment. Identify local, national, and international agencies working for the goals of ecology. Identify ways the environment has been abused or neglected specifically the soil, water, and air). Study the impact of ecological breakdown on people: Air pollution: health Shortened food chain: increased toxicity Deforestation: air pollution, extinct species Technology: biodegradable plastics Waste management: trash, radioactive materials, sludge Identify local, national, and international agencies working on behalf of ecology. Learn about renewable and non-renewable resources used as energy. Evaluate our present lifestyle and determine how it can be changed to become more kind to the environment. Study how water use and soil use in Maryland affects the Chesapeake Bay by visiting the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Analyze the impact of land development and development laws on the environment.