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Watershed Curriculum and Concepts: North Watershed Curriculum and Concepts: North Fork Salt River WatershedFork Salt River Watershed
Teachers WorkshopTeachers Workshop
Tabitha Chakwenya-MadzuraTabitha Chakwenya-Madzura
PurposePurpose
Provide additional tools for elementary Provide additional tools for elementary school science educators toschool science educators to
Enhance science education information Enhance science education information
Integrate watershed, natural resources Integrate watershed, natural resources and environmental education with science and environmental education with science and socio-economic aspectsand socio-economic aspects
Relevance to Environmental Education Relevance to Environmental Education and Missouri Show-Me-Standardsand Missouri Show-Me-Standards
The Web-based information will assist educators The Web-based information will assist educators enhance students’ proficiency of knowledge, enhance students’ proficiency of knowledge, skills and competencies – activities are skills and competencies – activities are correlated with proficiencies listed in the correlated with proficiencies listed in the Missouri Missouri Show-Me StandardsShow-Me Standards::
Enhance awareness and knowledge about natural Enhance awareness and knowledge about natural resources and environmental benefitsresources and environmental benefits
Facilitate development of skills, as children grow Facilitate development of skills, as children grow older, to identify and prevent nonpoint source older, to identify and prevent nonpoint source pollutionpollution
Target AudiencesTarget Audiences
4-84-8thth Grade Science, Environmental and Grade Science, Environmental and Agricultural EducatorsAgricultural Educators
4-84-8thth Grade Students Grade Students
Interested local citizensInterested local citizens
LocationsLocations
E - Elk River BasinE - Elk River Basin
J - James River BasinJ - James River Basin
NFS - North Fork Salt NFS - North Fork Salt River BasinRiver Basin
S - Sac River BasinS - Sac River Basin
SP - Spring River SP - Spring River BasinBasin S
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J
NFS
North Fork Salt River Watershed North Fork Salt River Watershed
Agricultural Activities & Statistics Non-agricultural Activities & Impact on the Environment Recreational Activities & Resources Non-point Source Pollution and Prevention Plant and Animal Life Water Quality Information Watershed Groups Physical Characteristics Climate Drinking Waters Sources Environmental Education Curricula Local 4-H Activities, FFA Club Activities
Interactive WebsitesInteractive Websites
Nonpoint source pollutionNonpoint source pollution
StormwaterStormwater
Water usage around the houseWater usage around the house
Water treatment plantWater treatment plant
The hydrologic cycleThe hydrologic cycle
Water in/outside the houseWater in/outside the house
Water and Our BodyWater and Our Body
Question and answer sections for each siteQuestion and answer sections for each site
PartnersPartners
The Bryant Watershed AtlasThe Bryant Watershed Atlas
Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education
United States Environmental Protection Agency (VII)United States Environmental Protection Agency (VII)
University of Missouri Extension – Water Quality Program University of Missouri Extension – Water Quality Program
Southwest Missouri State UniversitySouthwest Missouri State University
Truman State UniversityTruman State University
And many othersAnd many others
Implementation Implementation
Workshops (for teachers) in Southwest and North Workshops (for teachers) in Southwest and North East Missouri regionsEast Missouri regions
2/3 undergraduate/graduate hours offered to those 2/3 undergraduate/graduate hours offered to those interested from local universities (NE- Truman interested from local universities (NE- Truman State University; SW – Southwest Missouri State State University; SW – Southwest Missouri State UniversityUniversity
Participants – will be asked to apply learned Participants – will be asked to apply learned material and provide feedbackmaterial and provide feedback
Local watershed newsletters and brochures are Local watershed newsletters and brochures are being developed for individual watershedsbeing developed for individual watersheds
PartnersPartners
James River Basin PartnershipJames River Basin Partnership
Watershed Committee of the OzarksWatershed Committee of the Ozarks
Missouri Department of Natural ResourcesMissouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri Department of ConservationMissouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Watershed Information Network The Missouri Watershed Information Network Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council
Contact MoWINContact MoWIN
Phone 573-882-0085
Fax 573-884-5650
Toll Free: (MO only) – 1-877-H20-SHED(426-7433)
E-mail [email protected]
Website http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/
Mail 205 Ag. Engineering - Univ. of Missouri- Columbia, MO 65211- 5200
Visit us: 205 Ag Engineering - Univ. of Missouri- Columbia, MO 65211- 5200