| The Department of
Youth Development and Agraicultural Education has a number of activites
that can be used for classroom enrichment. This page has links to
natural resource, environ;mental, and science curriculum that Dr.
Natalie Carroll has developed or collaborated on.
Lesson
Plans and Activities,
Activities for classroom enrichment, many using 4-H manuals
Indiana Academic Standards
addresed in the 4-H natural resource manuals
Ag 101
(overview of American Agriculture) and Photo Gallery
Activities:
- Wetland Protection
- Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Project (for middle
& high school students); website,
publications (hard
copy, on line: youth,
adult)
- Water: Indiana's Water Riches (for
upper elementary students) 4-H
882, This publication includes Water, how we use it, where
it comes from, where it goes, Above and Below ground, pollution,
and Conservation. Demonstrations and student experiments are included
(114 pages).
- Watershed Connections: Water
- Quality & Quantity. (for middle & high school students)
selected county publications, youth activities: drinking
water, floods, pollution
sources, terminology,
entire booklet, teacher
key
- Environment:
Exploring the Great Lakes, CD-ROM (for middle &high school
students); flier, purchase
Looking for Natural Resource program ideas?
• Indiana DNR Natural
Resources Education Center news and programs: Go FishIN, Hoosier
Riverwatch, Project Learning Tree, Project WET and Project WILD.
• Arbor Day, April 25, 2008. Indiana celebrates Arbor Day
the last Friday in April. This is a nationally celebrated observance
that encourages tree planting and care. If you want to celebrate
Arbor Day, you may want to get the publication, YSS-2, Benefits
of Trees from Purdue’s
Media Distribution. It is a compilation of existing Purdue materials,
packaged to give teachers and educators a teaching unit about the
value of trees and how to plant a tree. There are also materials
available at the National Arbor Day website.
• Earth Day, April 22, 2008. Resources: US.Govt,
Hisotry (EPA),
The Wilderness Society,
choose Teacher’s Lounge.
• Great Lakes &
Fisheries Education. The purpose of this site is to facilitate
teaching about the Great Lakes and its fisheries. The Teacher’s
Corner link has a comparison of a number of curricula that you might
be interested in.
• Schoolyard Habitats
program. Resources and programs for formal and informal K-12 educators.
• Butterfly
and Nature Alphabet posters.
A very attractive classroom poster or gift, including an alphabet
made naturally by butterflies and moths (wing patterns).
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