Public Education - Resources
Grant Information for Teachers
The 2011 Grant Period has passed. Please check this website in the fall of 2011 for the 2012 Teacher Grant Information.
Contact the Education Grant Chair, MJ Robinson at 616-261-3552 for details and grant deadline information.
Teacher Resources
Water Tools for Teachers
Michigan Water Stewardship Website for easy-to-find resources for educators on a wide range of environmental topics. These materials are for a variety of ages from pre-school to adult.
Water Sourcebook CD-Rom K-12
Order No: ZC1100
Publisher: Water Environment Federation (WEF)
The Water Sourcebook CD-ROM K-12, is a comprehensive guide for use by teachers and water quality professionals. Designed for use by teachers and water quality professionals, the activities teach youth through experimental learning methods the importance of preserving and enhancing water resources. Chapters on drinking water, wastewater treatment, groundwater, surface water, and wetlands, offer a wide variety of hands-on activities that teach about virtually any water quality or quantity issue. Activities from all four grade level version of The Water Sourcebook are combined on this CD-ROM version with correlations to U.S. educational standards in science, geography and social studies. One activity of entire chapters can be printed. Requires Windows 95 or above, 16 mb of RAM, 10 mb of available hard disk space and 386 or Pentium processor-based or similar personal computer. List Price: $10.00
- Call: 1-800-666-0206 or +1-703-684-2452
Healthy Watersheds
“Healthy Watersheds” presentation is a tool to assist members, teachers, and water professionals, in educating our youth and the general public about watershed issues. The focus is on the Great Lakes as a resource, with a unique Michigan perspective. The information provided encourages people to get involved in their watersheds because everyone lives in, works in, plays in, and impacts watersheds. It describes the benefits of healthy watersheds and the problems with unhealthy ones. The disc includes pre- and post-evaluations to determine the effectiveness of the presentation and also includes a list of ten things that individuals can do around their home to keep their watershed healthy. Cost: $7.00. Please send to:
MWEA
PO Box 397
Bath, MI 48808
Ph. 517-641-7377
Water Environment Federation Teacher Resources
It's never too early to get involved in protecting the global water environment! The Teacher Resource page of the WEF Website eatures a variety of resources and programs to help students and teachers learn about water and the importance of protecting and preserving our water resources.
Dan Wolz Clean Water Education Grant
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