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can help you in educating your students about various careers in the
field of environmental science. Projections indicate that environmental
science is a rapidly growing field and suffers from a shortage of
workers.
Sewer Lou Workbook Download - This workbook is a fun way to reinforce what student's learn from viewing the Lou's Sewer Tour video. Contact us for your free copy or have student's watch it online at www.mmsd.com/Kids Corner ! Workbook Answer Sheet
MMSD Clean Water Quiz – Use this quiz to help students reinforce what they learn from watching the Sewer Lou video about wastewater treatment or from perusing our website www.mmsd.com.
Watershed Map
Runoff Quiz (Courtesy of City of Milwaukee)
ANSWERS Runoff Quiz (Courtesy of City of Milwaukee)
Water Conservation Workbook – Let your students have fun as they learn with these four brain-teasing worksheets that educate about water conservation and other fun water facts.
Great Lakes in My World: Great Lakes in My World offers 80 indoor and outdoor activities for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. The curriculum is divided into six units: Lakes, Sand Dunes, Wetlands, Human Communities, History and Geology. Each unit includes 11 to 17 activities, divided by grade level, and student pages accompany the activities. The curriculum meets state learning standards and benchmarks in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Careers in environmental science
http://www.bls.gov/k12/science.htm
https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/com/super_science_newsletter/art/different_types_sci.pdf.pdf
Other Curriculum Resources
Project Wet
Project WET is committed to global water education that is implemented
at the community level. The centerpiece of the Project WET program is
the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. This 561-page guide is a
collection of multidisciplinary water-related activities for ages 5
through 18 that are hands-on, easy to use, and fun. The lessons
incorporate a variety of formats, such as large and small group
learning, whole-body activities, laboratory investigations, discussion
of local and global topics, and community service projects. The guide
also features cross-reference and planning charts, a glossary, and
background material on activity development and field-testing.
EPA Educational Materials
A broad range of curriculum support materials are provided by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), many of which are free. The
materials are categorized for easy identification for various grades
and ages. Professional development and research tools are also
available.
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