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1 Implementing an Environmental Educational Experience Program
Presented by Diane Krug, Science Department The Greenwood School FCIS 2010 Conference

2 Why Environmental Science?
Get Students Out of Doors No Child Left Inside Real World Science Hands-on experiments that demonstrate the real-life applications of science can help enliven the subject for students

3 What Is Environmental Education?
Environmental education is the study of the relationships and interactions between dynamic natural and human systems.

4 Environmental Education
Field and classroom learning Outdoor education, experiential education, and place-based education teaching methods Is inherently interdisciplinary Promotes school/community partnerships - No Child Left Inside

5 Environmental Education
Hands-on, student-centered, inquiry driven, engages higher level thinking skills Relevant to students' everyday lives Develops awareness, increases knowledge, builds skills, and creates the capacity for stewardship and good citizenship regarding the environment upon which we depend for life support -No Child Left Inside

6 Environmental Education
Helps address the causes of “nature deficit disorder” Boosts math, science, reading, writing and social studies achievement - No Child Left Inside

7 Getting Started Greenwood Campus Wetlands

8 Use What’s Already Available
School location can enhance some unit studies School library research resources Science and performing arts teachers Online educational applications National Environmental Education Foundation Webinar archive

9 Outdoor Classroom Some Typical Activities Collect water samples
Take temperature readings Use microscopes Hands-on owl pellet dissection Document activities with video Share knowledge on class WIKI

10 Environmental Resources
Location Can Determine Course of Study What’s in your backyard? Wetlands proximity determines Greenwood’s curriculum Online Resources Wilson’s Encyclopedia of Life Acorn Naturalist Catalog Viewing scopes, guide books, standard science supplies

11 Virtual Resources Science Pro Ambassador Program
Bring a scientist into your classroom YouTube! Extracting DNA From a Strawberry

12 Integrating Technology
Student Created Film Clips Greenwood enters Riverkeeper PSA contest and WINS!

13 Integrating Technology
Class Wiki Enables Collaboration Knowledge Share

14 Integrating Technology
You Tube or Teacher Tube allows for video creation and sharing

15 Join With Others Local, state, and national organizations make great PARTNERS Nature Conservancy St. Johns Riverkeeper Florida Native Plant Society

16 QUESTIONS? Greenwood Outdoor Classroom

17 REFERENCES No Child Left Inside http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=946
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