Teaching Environmental Awareness in Mathematics

This article is all about the integration of environmental education to the middle school mathematics in China. To raise environmental awareness and improve environmental quality, environmental education is a must. Environment-related materials can be found in middle school algebra and geometry text...

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Published inChinese education and society Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 53 - 56
Main Author JIANGUO, MAO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.07.2004
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China
Consciousness Raising
Conservation (Environment)
Environmental Education
Family Planning
Foreign Countries
Integrated Curriculum
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Middle Schools
Natural Resources
Teacher Competencies
Textbooks
China
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Summary:This article is all about the integration of environmental education to the middle school mathematics in China. To raise environmental awareness and improve environmental quality, environmental education is a must. Environment-related materials can be found in middle school algebra and geometry textbooks. In order to provide environmental education in middle school mathematics, teacher quality must be improved and environmental awareness must be enhanced. Here, the author presents some examples of teaching environmental education in mathematics class: (1) Plant Trees to Keep the Environment Clean; (2) Conserve Resources and Develop "Clean Energy"; (3) Utilize Land Resources Wisely; (4) Construct Water Conservation Projects to Save Water; and (5) Control Population Growth by Family Planning.
ISSN:1061-1932
1944-7116
DOI:10.1080/10611932.2004.11031651