1. Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority. Operates the Mid-Connecticut Project Visitors Center. Offers schools tours of facility. Starting in Sept. 1993 will be lending kits, such as showing how aluminum is recycled, to schools. 211 Murphy Road, Hartford, CT, 06114. (203) 247-4280.
2. Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey.
The Wilderness Idea: First Great Battle For Wilderness
. Florentine Films, 1990. A video about John Muir and his fight to protect the wilderness and Gifford Pinchot and his determination to meet the needs of a growing population. 58 min. Good historical documentary.
3. Lawrence Hott and Roger Sherman.
The Garden of Eden
. Direct Cinema Limited, 1987. An interesting documentary showing why the great variety of the world’s species must be protected and how environmentalists, corporations and community people can work together. 28 min.
4. SC Johnson Wax.
Smart Shoppers Crew
. A free packet with poster, teacher plans, and worksheets to help students evaluate products. It is good also as an example of not too subtle, and misleading, advertising put forth as information background for lessons. SC Johnson Wax, 1525 Howe St., M.S. 029A, Racine, WI, 53403-5011.
5. SC Johnson Wax. Ozone:
The Hole Story
. Video, 1992. Good presentation of the ozone problem. It subtly advertises and could be considered alarmist in its presentation of dangers, but this could be used as a good teaching example of these techniques. Three parts. Lesson plans and worksheets. SC Johnson, Modern Talking Picture Service, 5000 Park Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709-9905, $24.