{"id":637,"date":"2015-01-06T07:58:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T12:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=637"},"modified":"2015-01-05T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T03:04:00","slug":"ripple-effect-features-wealth-of-environmental-education-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/ripple-effect-features-wealth-of-environmental-education-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"“Ripple Effect” Features Wealth of Environmental Education Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"acsec2012_logo365w\"<\/a>In case you haven’t discovered them yet, here is a great resource for teachers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium<\/strong><\/a> is a collaborative community effort to “implement a regional, watershed-scale stormwater runoff education strategy in the Charleston urbanized area. The effort was spearheaded in the Charleston region by Clemson University\u2019s Carolina Clear Program.”<\/p>\n

As part of their work, the consortium publishes a terrific newsletter called Ripple Effect<\/strong> which is always packed with great resources.<\/p>\n

Here are some highlights from the most recent edition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you are a school teacher, interested in teaching your students about watersheds, water quality, pollution and estuaries, then SC Sea Grant Consortium’s Enviroscape Classroom Demonstration Program<\/strong> is for you!<\/p>\n

Request one of SC Sea Grant Consortium educators to conduct a free classroom Enviroscape\u00a9 demonstration for your students by visiting HERE<\/a>. Make sure to fill out the”Enviroscape\u00a9 Classroom Demonstration Request Form.”<\/p>\n

Questions? Email Sylricka Foster<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nThese lessons have been developed and adapted by a curriculum developer and science teacher and are being made available FOR FREE for your classroom use. The three lessons and the SC Science Standards they meet are identified below. Each lesson also has a companion INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD activity.<\/p>\n

Because of the focus on water cycle and ecosystems in both 5th and 7th grade curriculum, there are ways that these lessons can be modified to enhance learning for both grade levels.<\/p>\n

\u2022Head for the Hills<\/strong>: Students pretend to be SC highlanders living on the tallest mountain in the mid 1700\u2019s. They will find the different routes to get to SC\u2019s early port cities without crossing rivers. Students will model how topography affects water flow. As a result, the students will understand that high topography serves as a boundary separating one watershed from another.
\nSCIENCE STANDARDS: 7-4.5<\/p>\n

\u2022A River Runs Through It:<\/strong> In this lesson, students will \u201cdevelop\u201d a parcel of land along a stream or river in order to generate income. They will later learn that their parcel is connected to other parcels along the river\u2019s way to the sea.
\nSCIENCE STANDARDS: 5-3.6<\/p>\n

\u2022Tag a Toxin:<\/strong> In this game of tag, students will model and learn how pollutants are accumulated and passed from prey to predator in a freshwater food chain.
\nSCIENCE STANDARDS: 5-2.4, 5-3.6<\/p>\n

Click here to download lessons<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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For more great environmental education news and resources, subscribe to the Ripple Effect at AshleyCooper.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you haven’t discovered them yet, here is a great resource for teachers. The Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium is a<\/p>\n

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