Goals

Goals and Objectives of the Texas Envirothon

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Goal 1

To promote a desire to learn more about the natural environment and develop knowledge and skills to apply the basic principles and practices of resource management and ecology.

Objectives:

• Basic knowledge and awareness
• Analysis skills and resource management

Goal 2

To promote stewardship of natural resources and develop critical thinking skills, cooperative problem-solving skills, and decision making skills of students to balance the quality of life and the quality of the environment.

Objectives:

• Identification of environmental problems
• Issue investigation
• Comprehension of different points of view
• Ability to generate alternative solutions
• Evaluation of personal positions
• Ability to think ahead
• Ability to communicate

Goal 3

To provide students with experience in environmentally oriented activities to enable them to become environmentally aware, action oriented citizens.

Objectives:

• Knowledge of strategies used in environmental/natural resource management
• Working with resource management agencies and organizations
• Evaluating the effect of personal actions