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Aweek long residential
program for teachers

June 18 -23, 2007

 
              
 
 
 
 

 
 
   
Curricula

Project Learning Tree
The elementary and secondary curricula are the heart of PLT. The supplementary curriculum materials offer exciting and challenging activities that focus on the total environment. PLT activities guide students through a process that begins with awareness, moves to knowledge, challenges preconceived ideas, and seeks constructive avenues for environmental action.
Sample Lesson

Project Wild
The Project WILD K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide focuses on wildlife and habitat, and the Project WILD Aquatic K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide (developed through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems. Each is organized in topic units and is based on the Project WILD conceptual framework. Because these materials are designed for integration into existing courses of study, instructors may use one or many Project WILD activities or the entire set of activities may serve quite effectively as the basis for a course of study.

Each Project WILD activity contains all the information needed to conduct that activity including objectives, method, background information, a list of materials needed, procedures, evaluation suggestions, recommended grade levels, subject areas, duration, group size, setting, and key terms. A glossary is provided, as well as a cross-reference by topics and skills.
Sample Lesson (need Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Sample Lesson (need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Keystone Aquatic Resource Education (K.A.R.E.)
Participants in this 15-hour workshop receive: Project Wild Aquatic, Living in Water-a curriculum from the National Aquarium in Baltimore and state specific background resources developed by the PFBC. Participants receive an introduction to Pennsylvania's major watersheds and the critters that call those waters home.
Sample Lesson (need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Pennsylvania Songbirds
In honor of the migratory birds departing Pennsylvania for their winter homes, PA Audubon and the National Audubon Society Population and Habitat Campaign in Pennsylvania unveiled "Pennsylvania Songbirds: Activities for Students in Grades K-12." The project, a cooperative endeavor between Audubon, PA Game Commission and PA State Parks, was funded through a with Resource Conservation Fund Grant.  The publication focuses on bird biology, habitat, identify and observing birds, research, bird and human interactions, and actions that individuals can take to protect bids and their habitat. An extensive appendix includes resource recommendation, tips, trading card, glossary and much more.

Pennsylvania Reptiles and Amphibians
Participants in these 10-15 hour workshops will receive a copy of the new curriculum guide: Pennsylvania Amphibians and Reptiles. The Amphibians and Reptile Curriculum guide is a multi-disciplinary curriculum designed for classroom educators, K – 12. The guide is divided into four units: Awareness (basic biology), Identification, Habitat, and Responsible Human Action. Participants will also get an introduction to the biology, ecology and identification of PA's herps.
Sample Lesson (need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

 
 
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