DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMISTRY TEACHING MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ZAMBIA

ザンビア国の高等学校環境教育に関する化学教育教材開発

Nachiyunde Kabunga

The southern African nation of Zambia is confronted by numerous environmental problems whilst constrained by limited fiscal resources. This study examines the current environmental and educational situation in Zambia and how the Ministry of Education through a revision of its curriculum might inculcate hands-on interactive solutions to local environmental problems and enhance student learning.

The current Zambian educational curriculum has integrated environmental issues across grade levels and subject matter areas, but the subject matter remains abstract with a lack of hands-on activities connecting actual environmental problems to the formal educational material. Just as most Zambian pupils lack the ability to connect the local environment and the theoretical knowledge they learn in schools, the general citizenry demonstrates a lack of concern for the environment as people continue to discard trash and waste indiscriminately without regard for the consequences on human health.

The study examines the current conditions of potable, river, ground and lake waters with research showing areas of impact of different pollutants, especially heavy metals and examines how the Ministry of Education and individual schools could implement a pollutant detection system based on Colorimetry for use in determining water pollution and analysing local solutions as an extension of the high school chemistry curriculum.……

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