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Meg Doppee, Education SpecialistPrince William Soil and Water
Conservation District
13061 Fitzwater Drive
Nokesville, VA 20181
Tel: (703) 594-3621
megdoppee@pwswcd.org
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Prince William Soil and Water Conservation Districts' Education Mission:
We will improve the local and downstream water quality for the future and reduce soil loss in our community by educating youth about the importance of natural resources. They will learn how to sustain a healthy environment that balances human, plant, and animal needs for habitat.
Important Dates:
September 30, Agriculture in the Classroom
training, at Windy Knoll Farm, Nokesville from 4:30 - 7:30. Sign up now to reserve a spot! Email reservation form to education@pwswcd.org.
Program scheduling for the 2010-2011 school year
August 1 - program reservations for September 1 through January 30, 2011. Note: Classroom presentations will be available beginning November 1.
See note below regarding Soils Capsule and Presentations.
Education Program Request Form
The environmental science and natural resource conservation education programs are available as either a Classroom Presentation (CP) or a self-contained environmental science and natural resource Conservation Capsule (CC). The following are offered as presentations to Prince William County, City of Manassas Schools Districts and other groups located in Prince William County. These Conservation Presentations are also available to check out from our Conservation Capsule Library.
An environmental science and natural resource Conservation Capsule (cc) can be checked out for one week and will be delivered to County schools via the school courier. Other arrangements must be made for City of Manassas, private, and home schools.
Click on program name below for SOL and complete description.
PROGRAM NAME/GRADE |
CLASSROOM PRESENTATION (CP) or CONSERVATION CAPSULE (CC) |
| Classroom Presented Programs (CP): | |
| Build an Ecosystem | 2nd Grade 45 minutes |
| Plant Anatomy | 4th Grade 60 minutes Master Gardener presented |
| *Soils/Soils Tubes | 3rd Grade 60 minutes |
| Vascular/Nonvascular Plants | 5th Grade 60 minutes Master Gardener presented-2 day program |
| Water Cycle | 2nd Grade 45 minutes |
| Watershed Enviroscape Model | 4th Grade 45-60 minutes |
| Weathering and Erosion | 5th Grade 45-60 minutes |
| Who Polluted the Bay? | 1st Grade 30-45 minutes |
Our Conservation Library includes the following Conservation Capsules. Each Capsule comes with a lesson plan and is full of resources, books, videos, and/or handouts to use to round out your classroom curriculum. Conservation Capsules may be borrowed for up to one week and will be delivered to your school via School Courier or you make other arrangements. |
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| Conservation Capsules (CC): | |
| A Drop in the Bucket | 6th Grade & up |
| Animal Adaptations-Hibernating, Migrating and Just Deal with It! | 3rd & 4th Grades |
| Animal Adaptations-Eeeks, Beaks | 3rd & 4th Grade |
| Blue Planet | 6th Grade & up |
| Build an Ecosystem | 2nd Grade |
| Food Chains/Webs | 3rd & 4th Grade |
| Groundwater Enviroscape Model | 6th Grade & up |
| Hazardous Waste Enviroscape Model | 6th Grade & up |
| Incredible Journey | 3rd Grade |
| Introduction to Natural Resources | 1st Grade |
| The Land Beneath Your Feet | 5th Grade |
| Landfill Enviroscape Model | 6th Grade & up |
| Plant Anatomy | 4th Grade |
| Plants of the Powhatan | 2nd Grade |
| Regions of Virginia | 4th Grade |
| *Soils/Soils Tubes | 3rd Grade |
| Sum of the Parts | 4th Grade |
| Tree Talk | 1st Grade |
| 5th Grade | |
| Virginia Natural Resources | 4th Grade |
| Water Cycle | 2nd Grade |
| Watershed Enviroscape Model | 4th Grade |
| Weathering and Erosion | 5th Grade |
| Wetlands Enviroscape Model | 6th Grade & up |
| Who Polluted the Bay? | 1st Grade |
*ATTENTION! Soil Program Participants: We are excited to introduce a new cost effective and eco-friendly Soil Profile Program replacing the Soil Profile Tubes which are made of plastic and require storage and maintenance. Our new program will present the soil profile on recycled paper and is a great learning tool for the students and better for the earth. |
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| Field Experience Programs- NEW THIS YEAR!!!! | |
Grades K-8 30-60 minutes longWe are introducing Field Experience Programs. Our instructors will meet your class outside for a shcoolyard Un-Natural Hike or an Introduction to Schoolyard Ecology. These on-site field trips are available for all grade levels, and will tie into the Life Process and Living Systems SOL strands. On-site field trips will require extra Parent Assistant Leaders (PALs) to help out. They will last approximately 45 minutes. Each field experience will be unique, incorporating the natural and manmade aspects of the landscape, along with weather conditions/seasonal influences to explain interrelationships of plants, animals, soils, and man. They will be guided by the questions and observations of each class. Field experiences are a memorable way to introduce or reinforce SOL concepts. |
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