LESSON 1: THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Identify environmental issues round your home area, which have come about as a result of environmental degradation.

By the end of this lesson you should be able to;

Explain the factors that  necessitated  the introduction of environmental education.

Define the terms; environment, and environmental education.

Describe the approaches used to teach environmental education.

Outline and explain the goals, objectives, guiding principles, and target groups of environmental education.

Record the main components of active learning in environmental education.

Explain the historical development of environmental education in Kenya.