DNR Education News
Community Planning Scholarship Essay Contest. High school juniors and seniors are invited to enter the American Planning Association's annual high school essay contest. Two $5,000 college scholarships will be awarded. Students are asked to create an historic preservation plan for their community. The plan should focus on preserving the community's significant historic areas, buildings, elements, or features. Essay submissions are due January 15, 2009. Contact Roberta Rewers, APA, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org.
Radio Show Correlates to Project Learning Tree Activities. Earth & Sky radio shows (a short format science radio program) have been correlated to PLT activities and provide educators with access to accurate, reliable, and understandable scientific research and data. Teachers can “virtually” bring a guest scientist into their classroom by using Earth & Sky radio shows in conjunction with PLT activities. Visit the Earth & Sky Teacher’s Section to view the radio show and podcast correlations to Project Learning Tree activities. Learn more about PLT’s partnership with Earth & Sky.
Lake Michigan watershed poster for educators. Explore the only Great Lake to reside entirely within the United States, which also happens to border Wisconsin. View this new poster and do the Project WET activity on the back with your students to learn more about watershed protection.
The Wisconsin DNR and Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) presents: A Closer Look at Whooping Cranes: Whooping Crane Education in Wisconsin and Eastern North America. The program offers whooping crane and wetland-based activities specifically designed to meet Wisconsin Academic Standards. Whooping crane trunks and activity guides are available for loan to Wisconsin classroom teachers, naturalists, and environmental educators and are available from Wisconsin DNR and other WCEP Partners. To request the loan of a crane trunk, contact Karen Sonnenblick, DNR Curriculum Specialist at 608-267-9351.
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