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Earth Day Water Education Teachers' Guide The St. Louis Earth Day 2001 Teachers Guide contains sample educational activities relating to water and aquatic ecology available from local area resources. Contributors to the guide include Washington University Science Outreach, Missouri Department of Conservation, Metropolitan Sewer District, St. Louis Children's Aquarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis Science Center, and others. To receive your free copy, contact St. Louis Earth Day, earthdaystl@aol.com |
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Earth Day Graduate Credit Teacher's Course (See Credit Course, below) Water Education related Web Pages | ||
| Missouri Stream Teams |
www.rollanet.org/~streams/
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| River Curriculum Project |
www.siue.edu/OSME/river
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| CHEMetrics Gateway to Water Analysis |
www.chemetrics.com
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| Enviroscape Models, Terrene Institute |
www.terrene.org
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| Center for Watershed Protection |
www.cwp.org
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| Earth Force: Youth for a Change |
www.earthforce.org/welcome.htm
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| Izaak Walton League of America |
www.iwla.org
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| Caulks Creek Study |
medulogic.com/Caulks/CreekHome2.html
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| EPA Water Curricula |
www.epa.gov/teachers/curriculumwater.htm
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| Internet Watershed Educational Tool | server.age.psu.edu/dept/grads/parson/research/home.htm | |
| MSD Storm Drain Stenciling | www.msd.st-louis.mo.us/CommOutReach/DrainStenciling/ | |
| National Wildlife Federation Water Ed. | www.nwf.org/nationalwildlifeweek/2000/index.html | |
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Earth Day Graduate Credit Offered
for Teacher Classroom Program Development Overview: St. Louis Children's Aquarium is teaming together with local, regional and national leaders in environmental science to provide teachers with environmental education resources to use in their classrooms. This year's St. Louis 2001 theme –"Our Water, Our Rivers"– allows teachers to provide special focus in their classrooms on aquatic sciences. Teachers who participate with over 14 hours in professional development activities can obtain one hour of graduate credit through University of Missouri - St. Louis. No fee for course participation. Total fee for 1 hour credit is $173.20 payable at time of course registration to UM-St. Louis. Please call St. Louis Children's Aquarium at 314-647-6011 to sign up to participate with or without credit. TOP |
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SPECIFICALLY:Teachers may select from the following events to attend and will need to create a lesson plan from their resource-based learning experiences and test its use in their classroom. Teachers must provide a journal of their learning activities, a copy of their lesson plan and a summary of the results of using the lesson in order to gain graduate credit.
St. Louis as a River Town: Our Past and FutureThursday, April 19, 7:00 pm at the Missouri History Museum. Welcome by Robert Archibald. Andrew Hurley, History, UM-St. Louis "Why St. Louis Turned its Back on the Rivers and What We Left Behind"; and John Hoal, Architecture, Washington University, "St. Louis Returns to the Rivers". Reception following.
Make a 2-Liter PlanetSaturday, April 21, all day at St. Louis Children's Aquarium. Come create a personal biosphere as a study of Wonders of Water (WOW) and see the over 10,000 living creatures found in St. Louis' only inquiry-driven, hands-on, living museum. Contact 314-647-6011 for info. Don't forget to enter the 2-Liter Planet Exhibit Contest, everybody wins!!
On the River Des PeresSaturday, April 21, 3:30-6:00 pm at the Green Center. Two-part wetlands restoration program; hands-on planting and educational activity. Contact The Green Center, a natural laboratory and cultural gathering place. 314-725-8314 or info@thegreencenter.org
Earth Day Festival "Our Water, Our Rivers" Sunday, April 22, 11:00 am-7:00 pm at the World's Fair Pavillion in Forest Park. Over 80 booths, fun, food, festivities, music and activities related to the 2001 theme, "Our Water, Our Rivers". The Water Exploration Tent will feature live animals from the St. Louis Children's Aquarium and Mo. Dept. of Conservation, and hands-on aquatic activities for kids of all ages.
Symposium- St. Louis as a 21st Century River CityFriday, April 27, 8:30 am-6:00 pm, at the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis was founded at the confluence of two mighty rivers. As we enter the 21st century, water quality and quantity are once again critical factors in the health of our community.Speakers and panelists will discuss what we know about our water resources, and how to return the rivers to a central place in the life of our community. Contact 314-962-5838 or earthdaystl@aol.com for registration information. TOP | ||
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