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Choose from nine hands-on/inquiry based activities. Using teamwork, games &
experience students are challenged to recognize their role in building an
environmentally responsible society. Up to two programs per year can be
scheduled for your classroom (or science lab if available).
Schedule early...send
an email with the program, date, time and class size to schedule.
The Programs available are for Lake County, Indiana teachers, students,
churches, clubs and organizations.
The Enviroscape
Goal: Gain an understanding of
watersheds, run off and point and non-point source pollution.
Description: Using a 3x3 floor model,
students create a "real life" city with sources of pollution demonstrated and
discussed.
Target Age: 2nd - 12th grades
Pond Water Testing
Goal: Discover that the quantity and
quality of pond life is a bio-indicator of the health of the pond.
Description: Using microscopes and pond
water provided for each student, microorganisms are identified and indexed.
Target Age: 2nd - 12th grades
Recycling And The 3 R's
Goal: Understand the importance and
concept behind the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle message.
Description: Games, demonstrations and
samples are used.
Target Age: 1st - 12th grades
Wetlands
Goal: Help students identify the variety,
diversity and function of wetlands in current ecology.
Description: Games and demonstrations help
us explore the "what, why and what's happening" of wetlands.
Target Age: 2nd - 12th grades
Oil Spills
Goal: Gain an understanding of
where petroleum comes from, how it's transported and the environmental dangers
that are posed by our dependence on this fossil fuel.
Description: Students create a "spill", test
different clean up methods and report their findings.
Target Age: 2nd - 12th grades
Composting
Goal: Give students an understanding of
the importance of decomposition in their lives. Be exposed to the complex
bio-system of life within a compost pile.
Description: Using a worm compost bin,
students do their own microscopic study to identify and quantify the organisms
living in the vermiculture.
Target Age: 1st - 12th grades
Tree Dating
Goal: Learn to count tree rings and
understand why trees are important.
Description: Tree "cookies" and core samples
are used to experiment with different tree dating methods.
Target Age:
1st - 3rd grades
Soil Testing
Goal: Gain knowledge of the importance
of soil to our existence.
Description: Students classify loam's, test
for the nutrients found in soil, and learn why plants need them.
Target Age:
2nd - 12th grades
Household Hazardous Wastes
Goal: Gain an understanding of
groundwater. Recognize hazardous wastes and understand their potential impact on
our environment.
Description: Demonstration and games.
Target Age:
2nd - 12th grades
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