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Environmental Specialist

Role Model

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Julia Sage

Career Highlight Video

https://youtu.be/17FJ1Z6l06Q

PDF Environmental Specialist Fact Sheet

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Teaching Points

Environmental specialists protect and keep the well-being of the environment and human health.   They watch and gather data on air, food, water and soil. Charts are made to show the changes in our environment. This could include problems faced by the nation, our drinking and surface water quality, solid and hazardous waste storage and disposal, indoor and outdoor air quality, radiological health, occupational health, systems ecology interrelationship of organisms and their environments), and housing hygiene.

 

Environmental specialists-technician level, collect and analyze hazardous samples, record information, prepare reports, support monitoring equipment, inspect facilities such as restaurants, swimming pools for cleanliness and safety, and give supportive services to environmental engineers and scientific professionals.

 

Environmental specialists-professional level act as consultants, investigators, and evaluators for environmental health and safety issues. They base decisions on concrete evidence gathered under the strict standard.

 

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required for most environmental specialist positions.

 

 

Suggested Reading

  1. Discover Science: Planet Earth. Deborah Chancellor. 2011. Grade Level: K-3

  2. The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth, Sophie Javna .  2009. Grade Level:  3-7

  3. The Everything Kids Environment Book, Sherri Amsel . 2007. Grade Level:  4-6

  4. Save the Earth Science Experiments: Science Fair Projects for Eco-Kids, Elizabeth Snoke Harris . 2009.

  5. Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science. Bruce Wyman and Harold Stevenson . 2007.  

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Career Web Links 

  1. Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Environmental Scientists and Specialists

  2. United States Environmental Protection Agency

  3. EEkoWorld A PBS website teaches students how they can help take care of the earth from animated characters, games and activities that present facts about ecosystems and pollution.

  4. David Suzuki Foundation. Scroll down the resources to download a PDF of the “The Nature Challenge Teacher’s Guide;” a comprehensive curriculum for grades 4-7 that helps students make the connection between daily choices and nature.

  5. Eartheasy Website for kids

  6. Sciencebuddies.  Create interactive site

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